European Parliament wants to award people of Ukraine and Zelenskyy Sakharov Prize

The largest political group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party, has proposed awarding the courageous Ukrainian people and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, says the message on the website of the political group European People’s Party, Report informs, citing UNIAN.

In particular, the EPP group is nominating the Ukrainian people and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Sakharov Prize.

“We have no doubt that the brave people of Ukraine, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, deserve to win this Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought,” said Rasa Juknevicienė, a member of the European Parliament.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the European Parliament has been awarding the Sakharov Prize since 1988 to individuals and organizations that defend human rights and fundamental freedoms.

In 2021, Kremlin's main opposition figure Alexei Navalny was awarded.