{"id":82334,"date":"2026-01-15T19:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82334"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:50:41","slug":"foreign-minister-spiropali-decorated-by-zelensky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/foreign-minister-spiropali-decorated-by-zelensky\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister Spiropali Decorated by Zelensky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, was honored on Thursday with one of Ukraine\u2019s highest state decorations, the Order of Princess Olga, bestowed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, during her official visit to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks following the ceremony, Spiropali said the honor does not belong to a single individual, but reflects Albania\u2019s stance and that of every European who stands with freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkraine today is not defending only its own land, but also Europe\u2019s conscience. In its bombarded cities and in the resistance of its people, it is being decided whether our continent will live in peace and justice, or under fear and force,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>The decoration bears the name of Princess Olga, a historical figure who led with dignity in difficult times. Spiropali described receiving it as \u201ca moral responsibility as much as an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky had previously announced his intention to award the decoration to the Albanian minister, while the official ceremony took place today in Kyiv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, was honored on Thursday with one of Ukraine\u2019s highest state decorations, the Order of Princess Olga, bestowed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, during her official visit to Kyiv. In her remarks following the ceremony, Spiropali said the honor does not belong to a single individual, but reflects Albania\u2019s stance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":82335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,1803],"tags":[243,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Foreign Minister Spiropali Decorated by Zelensky - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/foreign-minister-spiropali-decorated-by-zelensky\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Foreign Minister Spiropali Decorated by Zelensky - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Albania\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, was honored on Thursday with one of Ukraine\u2019s highest state decorations, the Order of Princess Olga, bestowed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, during her official visit to Kyiv. 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