The President of Ukraine, the leader of the Belarusian opposition and a Russian journalist will become the owners of the prestigious award of the German media group Weimer Media Group (WMG), reports DW.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova will receive the German " This year's award is dedicated to the struggle for freedom in Eastern Europe, Weimer Media Group (WMG) announced on Thursday, April 21.

The award ceremony will take place on 22 April as part of the WMG-organized Ludwig Erhard Memorial Summit in Gmund am Tegernsee in Bavaria. It is expected to be chaired by Manfred Weber, Chairman of the European People's Party faction in the European Parliament..

" With words, deeds, great courage and their lives,"

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" It is given to public figures who, in the opinion of the jury, are particularly committed to freedom of expression, social interaction, political dialogue and democracy.. Among the winners of the award are former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner..