34 Traitors to Ukraine Stripped of State Awards: President Signs Relevant Decree...The World Must Sound Serious to Make Putin Really Afraid of Expanding the War and Feel the Real Consequences of His Actions

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

Today we have published the first list of individuals who have been stripped of Ukraine's state awards and honorary titles. 

All of them chose to support the criminal war against Ukraine and thus lost their dignity. 

I do not even want to mention their names. 

And they will never be here in Ukraine again, so we will eliminate all their ties to Ukraine.

  

The Security Service of Ukraine is preparing new proposals for such sanctions.

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we will release all the details to international media

• The world must know the truth and realize that the only party that does not want peace is Russia.

That is why Russia needs escalations.
I am grateful to all partners who have already responded to this latest episode of Russian madness. But beyond words, action is needed.

• And in particular, on my instructions, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defense systems – the kind of systems that can protect lives from new risks.

When someone starts using other countries not just for terror but also to test their new missiles through terror, this is undoubtedly an international crime. And coming from Russia, this is a mockery of the position of states like China, the states of the Global South, some leaders who consistently call for restraint, but in response invariably get some new escalation from Moscow.

• That is why the world must sound serious in response – to make Putin really afraid of expanding the war and feel the real consequences of his actions.

True peace is achieved through strength – not otherwise.
That is why Russia needs escalations.
I am grateful to all partners who have already responded to this latest episode of Russian madness. But beyond words, action is needed.

• And in particular, on my instructions, the Min

3 Third. As for our response here in Ukraine, to these Russian strikes, to various information about threats.
Today is already the 1003rd day of this war. All the security protocols are the same now as before. If you hear an air raid alert – you have to react, take care of yourself and go to the shelter.

• Whatever the Russian missile threat is, it cannot be ignored.
• But when there is no air raid alert – state, productions, embassies – all must work in the same way. 
• And take information, including from the intelligence services, as information, not as permission to take a day off. 
• This applies to everyone – from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and other structures and branches of government to regional and municipal authorities.

When the siren sounds – we go to the shelter. And when there is no siren – we work and serve.
In wartime, there is no other way. We must be aware that “comrade” Putin will continue to intimidate us.
He has built all his power on this.

• It is important to know how to respond correctly and do everything possible to bring this war back home to Russia, and to make them feel there what war is.

And one more thing. 

And one more thing. I want to thank our combat brigades who performed effectively this week. The 38th separate marine brigade, the 39th separate anti-aircraft missile regiment, the 68th separate jaeger brigade, the 102nd, 108th, 124th, 126th separate territorial defense brigades, the 128th separate mountain assault brigade and the 425th separate assault battalion. Thank you, warriors!

And special thanks to all the units in the areas of the Kursk Operation, all those who are truly resilient.

Glory to Ukraine!

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree enacting the National Security and Defense Council decision to revoke state awards from individuals who betrayed Ukraine.

The first list includes 34 individuals, among them former government officials, members of parliament, heads of the Security Service and the Prosecutor General’s Office, prosecutors, artists, Russian political, religious, and cultural figures. All have been permanently stripped of Ukrainian state awards.

• In addition, ten of these individuals are subject to the most severe sanctions – a total of 21 measures. These include not only the revocation of state awards but also the freezing of assets, annulment of licenses and permits, and a complete cessation of trade operations.

Among these ten, sanctions have been imposed for the first time on seven individuals, including:

1. Oleksandr Yefremov, former first deputy leader of the Party of Regions and head of its parliamentary faction, who had been awarded the Order "For Merit" (I-III classes) and the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (V class).
2. Renat Kuzmin, former first deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, who held the Orders "For Merit" (II-III classes) and the title "Honored Lawyer of Ukraine."

Eight other individuals on the list had already been sanctioned but are now stripped of state honors, including:

1. Viktor Medvedchuk, former MP of the II-IV and IX convocations, awarded the Orders "For Merit" (I-III classes), the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (V class), and the title "Honored Lawyer of Ukraine."
2. Dmytro Tabachnyk, former Minister of Education and Science (2010–2014), awarded the Orders of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (IV-V classes) and the title "Honored Figure of Science and Technology of Ukraine."
3. Mykola Azarov, former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–2014), awarded the Orders "For Merit" (I-III classes), the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (V class), and the title "Honored Economist of Ukraine."
4. Viktor Pshonka, former Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2010–2014), who held the Order "For Merit" (III class).
5. Andrii Derkach, former MP of the III-IX convocations, awarded the Order "For Merit" (III class).
6. Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and former KGB agent, awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (I class).

The honorary title "People’s Artist of Ukraine" has been revoked from Russian singers Nikolai Baskov, Philipp Kirkorov, Alexander Malinin, and composer Igor Krutoy. Singers Karolina Kuiek (Ani Lorak) and Taisia Povaliy have been stripped of the title "Honored Artist of Ukraine."

The day before, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported draft law № 11410, initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

• This draft law envisages the revocation of state awards from individuals convicted of grave or especially grave crimes, criminal offenses against Ukraine’s national security, peace, humanity, or international order, and specific crimes against public safety. 
• It also applies to those who propagate or justify the actions of the aggressor state or the occupation of Ukraine.