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President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded First Lady of the United States Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga I degree—the highest among the three degrees of this state award—for humanitarian support to Ukraine, human rights and charitable activity aimed at saving Ukrainian children and citizens who suffered as a result of Russian aggression. It also concerns illegally deported and forcibly transferred people from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine by Russia.
The relevant document was signed by the president in 2 of November 2026. In the text of the decree No. 1079/2026 of the President of Ukraine, published on the head of state's website, the wording of the award is given.
"Award Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States of America, the Order of Princess Olga I degree," reads the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's decree.
The Order of Princess Olga I degree is made of silver, but the ornament, depicting Princess Olga, the plate on the bow is relief-gilded, and the award is decorated with four amethysts. Interestingly, this degree can be attained only sequentially: first a woman is awarded the III degree, then the II, and only then the highest I degree, with each next degree usually awarded no earlier than three years after the previous one. The order is not awarded posthumously.
However, Melania Trump was awarded the I degree of the Order of Princess Olga at once, since foreign citizens are not subject to the rule of mandatory sequencing of degrees. According to the statute of the award, foreign nationals and stateless persons may be awarded the Order I degree directly (skipping III and II) if their services to Ukraine are truly exceptional and large-scale.
The order was founded in 1997 year
The Order of Princess Olga was established by 15 August 1997 year by decree of the then president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, and legally codified on 16 March 2000 year. It is a state women’s award recognizing women for outstanding personal merits in state, production, public, scientific, educational, cultural, charitable, and other spheres of public activity, as well as for raising children in a family. The award can be received by a Ukrainian citizen, as well as a foreigner or stateless person; the order is worn on the left side of the chest.
Melania assisted with a mission in Oleksandrivka (Oleshky) and may visit Ukraine
Earlier, Informator reported that First Lady of the United States Melania Trump suggested she might personally visit Ukraine to see the effects of the ceasefire she helped obtain for the occupied Oleksky. We also wrote that the humanitarian mission in Oleksky in Kherson region enabled the evacuation of almost 800 people, and the ceasefire regime lasted from 27 October to 1 November 2026 year, with the first lady of the United States serving as a key international mediator in this humanitarian operation.
Moreover, Informator wrote that Melania Trump is organizing a meeting at the White House between representatives of Russia and Ukraine, and she is due to issue her statement regarding Oleksky on 5 November.
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