President of Ukraine awards Elon Musk Order of Freedom
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded entrepreneur, engineer, and head of SpaceX and Tesla companies (United States of America) Elon Musk the Order of Freedom.
In a ceremony held on August 26, 2026, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky honored American entrepreneur, engineer, and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk with the prestigious Order of Freedom. This state award recognizes exceptional personal merits in safeguarding human life and freedom, as well as fostering ties between the people of Ukraine and the United States.
The Order of Freedom honors individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions to upholding Ukraine's sovereignty and independence, promoting democracy, and defending human rights and freedoms. Previous recipients of this esteemed award include notable figures such as King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, former Presidents of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus and Dalia Grybauskaitė, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, prominent American politicians John McCain, Joe Biden, and Richard Lugar, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, and Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Polish President Andrzej Duda.
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