Munich, Feb. 15 -- The Munich Security Conference has awarded Ukraine with the Ewald von Kleist Award to honour the victims of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy collected the award on Saturday.

"In this moment, we are presenting the Ewald von Kleist Award to the brave Ukrainian people. We honour their courage and remember those who lost their lives or were injured. President @ZelenskyyUa receives the award on behalf of his nation," Munich Security Conference's X handle posted.

Ewald von Kleist was the founder of the Munich Security Conference, and, according to the conference's website, he was instrumental in advancing the transatlantic security dialogue and in integrating post-war Germany into NATO.

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