{"id":235387,"date":"2023-09-10T02:20:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T02:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=235387"},"modified":"2023-09-10T02:20:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T02:20:47","slug":"boris-johnson-receives-honorary-doctorate-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/boris-johnson-receives-honorary-doctorate-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson receives honorary doctorate in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boris Johnson receives honorary doctorate in Ukraine to go with the Hollywood walk-of-fame-style flagstone he received last year for his support of the country following Russia\u2019s invasion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boris Johnson received yet another award in the country he has championed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He\u00a0was given a doctorate by the city&#8217;s Ivan Franko National University<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He is already a cult figure in Ukraine, feted for his steadfast support of its fight to repel Russia&#8217;s brutal invasion.<\/p>\n<p>But yesterday, Boris Johnson received yet another award in the country he has championed.<\/p>\n<p>At a ceremony in Lviv, the former Prime Minister was given a doctorate by the city&#8217;s Ivan Franko National University.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson was shown donning a cap and robes \u2013 and holding a bunch of flowers &#8211; as he accepted the honorary title of &#8216;Doctor Honoris Causa&#8217; from the university.<\/p>\n<p>He already holds the country&#8217;s highest award for foreign nationals \u2013 the Ukrainian &#8216;Order of Liberty&#8217; which he received on his final visit to Kyiv before he stood down as PM last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/23\/75254991-12500167-image-a-36_1694299029892.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson was shown donning a cap and robes as he accepted the title of Doctor Honoris Causa<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/23\/75254993-12500167-image-a-37_1694299033205.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He already holds the country&#8217;s highest award for foreigners, the Order of Liberty, which he received on his final visit to Kyiv before he stood down as PM last year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/23\/75254997-12500167-image-a-38_1694299039858.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Boris Johnson is also an honorary citizen of Kyiv and of Odesa<\/p>\n<p>The medal was presented to Mr Johnson last August in a ceremony led by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>And that ceremony, he was honoured with his own Hollywood walk-of-fame style flagstone \u2013 a commemorative plaque bearing his name and inset into the Ukrainian capital&#8217;s pavement.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mr Johnson accepted the honours by reiterating his unwavering support for Ukraine&#8217;s struggle against Vladimir Putin&#8217;s aggression.<\/p>\n<p>He has subsequently been made an &#8216;honorary citizen of Kyiv&#8217; to add to the same title he holds for the port city of Odesa.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12500167\/Boris-Johnson-receives-honorary-doctorate-Ukraine-Hollywood-walk-fame-style-flagstone-received-year-support-country-following-Russias-invasion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson receives honorary doctorate in Ukraine to go with the Hollywood walk-of-fame-style flagstone he received last year for his support of the country following Russia\u2019s invasion Boris Johnson received&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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