The beautiful story between Alain Delon and Ukraine continues. The Ukrainian ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, will announce, this Thursday at 9:30 a.m., on the set of “Face aux Territoires”, a political program on TV5 Monde hosted by Cyril Viguier, that Volodymyr Zelensky is awarding the actor the Ukrainian Order of Merit. “You have been by our side from the start of this war of aggression. Your support for our people is precious in the terrible times our nation is going through,” the ambassador wrote to Alain Delon, in a letter that 20 minutes was able to consult exclusively.
Mandated to distinguish him from this “high state award”, Vadym Omelchenko said he was “honored to present it to you, or if you are unable to do so, to the person you designate”. Will Alain Delon be able to receive it or will one of his children (Anouchka?) receive it for him?
Duplex with Zelensky or poem by Taras Shevchenko
The proximity between Alain Delon and the Ukrainian president dates back to September 2022. The two men had spoken in duplex from the studios of TV5 Monde and kyiv. “Volodymyr Zelensky is an admirer of Alain Delon. During the duplex, there was a real connection between two former actors, explained to 20 minutes Cyril Viguier. Obviously, they talk about the war, about their former lives as actors. Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Alain Delon for his support and his way of alerting public opinion. »
During the interview with Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian First Lady, on TV5 Monde in February 2023, Alain Delon once again mobilized for Ukraine, just like Catherine Deneuve. The two actors had respectively read texts by the Ukrainian poets Taras Shevchenko and Lesya Ukrainka.