On January 22, Executive Director of the International Renaissance Foundation Olexandr Sushko received from the hands of President Petro Poroshenko the National Order of Merit of the 3rd degree “For significant personal contribution to the implementation of the European integration aspirations of Ukraine, the introduction by the European Union of a visa-free regime, strengthening the international authority of the state, many years of fruitful work and high professionalism”.
“You are one of those civil society leaders, who, together with the Ukrainian diplomats, have consistently worked to create and strengthen the international coalition in support of Ukraine in the conditions of the Russian military aggression”, said Poroshenko during the award ceremony.
