Medvedev awards Ukrainian lawmaker

Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev has awarded member of Ukrainian parliament Vadym Kolesnychenko (the Party of Regions faction) with an Order of Friendship.

The text of respective decree was posted at the official web site of Kremlin.

In line with the document, V.Kolesnychenko was awarded for his “great contribution into the development of cultural relations with Russia, preservation of the Russian language and the Russian culture”.