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President's Circle Dinner 2022: ISW Honors President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Annual National Security Leadership Award
Dec 6, 2022 - ISW Press
“President Zelenskyy provides the kind of leadership that not only Ukrainians, but free people everywhere, desire, rooted in clear moral principles — and driving each one of us to become a better version of ourselves, to transcend our limits, to achieve our potential as citizens of a free society, and through that, to lift the very definition of a free society and the human dignity that comprises it to the lofty heights where they belong.” - ISW President & Founder Kimberly Kagan
“Friends, your Institute always sees the real situation well. And I’m sure you realize that, for the sake of global security, Russia must be defeated on the battlefield in Ukraine.” – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine
Ukraine’s courage and success in the war against Russia’s invasion defend not only Ukraine’s national sovereignty but also the safety, security, and freedom of all of Europe and the United States.
In recognition of his heroic leadership and brave service in resisting Russia’s unprovoked aggression, the Institute for the Study of War is proud to honor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the recipient of ISW’s 2022 National Security Leadership Award.
The National Security Leadership Award is presented annually to a recipient who has demonstrated exceptional intellect, leadership, and service to their nation. Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya accepted this year’s award on behalf of President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people.
President Zelenskyy has shown his gift at leading the free Ukrainian people by allowing them to organize themselves, by inspiring them to transcend themselves, by knowing in his heart what they need to hear, and by framing the struggle in a way that motivates not only Ukrainians but all of us.
These are values for which Ukrainians fight. As President Zelenskyy rightly notes in the message below, Ukrainians are not just fighting and dying for Ukraine. They are bleeding for us, for our principles, for our security, and for the security of our world.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya (right) accepts the 2022 National Security Leadership Award from ISW President Kimberly Kagan (left) and ISW Board Chairman Jack Keane (middle) on behalf of President Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya delivers an acceptance speech on behalf of President Zelenskyy at ISW’s 2022 President’s Circle Dinner.
President Zelenskyy addresses the attendees of ISW’s 2022 President’s Circle Dinner via recorded video.