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blue-wave

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Fri Feb 13, 2026, 07:13 PM 16 hrs ago

Zelenskyy meets Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevich (English subtitles) Awards him the Order of Freedom [View all]



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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevich, who was disqualified at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan for adorning his helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes who had been killed by russia in their war of aggression against Ukraine. The president awarded Heraskevich the Order of Freedom for "selfless service to the Ukrainian people, civic courage and patriotism in defending the ideals of freedom and democratic values," Zelenskyy is in Munich, Germany this week for the Munich Security Conference and he took time out of his schedule to meet with the athlete.



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