The historic community of St. Nicholas at Ground Zero, as we commonly call the World Trade Center in New York, will host a formal dinner at Casa Cipriani in Lower Manhattan on Saturday evening, September 26, 2026, during which it will present the Beacon of Hope Award to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. New York Events

“Let me once again express my country’s solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who these days are again suffering from large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks against civilians. These attacks, and I believe that we must reiterate this at every opportunity, are in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. We have made it clear from the beginning that you have an inherent right to defend yourself against Russian aggression.” This was stressed in his speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who today participated in the 4th Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit, which took place in Odessa.