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Post by Administrator on Jan 7, 2014 18:19:07 GMT
The latest news regarding Ushakov that I am aware of:The update on the Ushakov medal is at the end of this short, but poignant video compilation: LINK
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Post by Administrator on Jan 11, 2014 13:00:10 GMT
The message reads:
The Russian Government made their wish to award the British veterans of the Arctic Convoys with the Russian Naval bravery medal of Ushakov, public in 2011.
The British Government first refused to accept the Ushakov medal, mainly due to the embarrassment of not allowing the Arctic Convoys campaigns to be recognised as worthy of a British Star medal. There were other clerical excuses made to justify their refusal.
Eventually, at the end of 2012, intervention by Her Majesty The Queen swayed the Government to approve the Arctic Star as a stately award for the British veterans.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President’s Administration are still struggling with the process of awarding the Ushakov medal to the British veterans.
This is due to the multi-layered bureaucratic structure of establishment with very few responsible decision makers.
We hope that the Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin, will acknowledge the efforts of the British Navy and the Russian Navy veterans in keeping alive the historic friendship between Great Britain and Russia.
We now hope that the President will instruct his Government to fulfil their duties as was made possible in May 2013 at No. 10 Downing Street, when the President awarded the Ushakov medal to several British veterans.
If that was possible at short notice then, it is possible now – before more veterans pass away!
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Post by Administrator on Jan 20, 2014 0:56:31 GMT
VIA Facebook: www.facebook.com/UshakovMedalWorldWarIi "After making various phone calls and sending e-mails my wife e-mailed Russian-Uk Bilateral Relations and got the following reply on 09.01.14 'It is a first working day in Russia after the New Year and Orthodox Christmas holiday period and we are unaware of any progress on the awarding process at the moment. The Embassy will try to receive an update on the situation from our colleagues in Moscow in the nearest time. As we already assured you we will contact everybody as soon as we have news.' My wife's dad is 88 and in poor health so she is not letting up and has pointed out to them that all of those entitled to receive this medal were originally informed by the Russian Embassy themselves so what can the problem be? There can only be a few of these special people remaining not the 3000 they claim they are having to sort through. She also pointed out that they were able to present some medals during President Putin's visit to Downing Street in June and further medals in Moskow in December so why the delay for the rest of them. The documentary on PQ17 recently shown has brought it home to all of us just how brave and special these men were. We must keep fighting". LINK |
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Post by Administrator on Jan 20, 2014 1:38:10 GMT
A plea via FB: www.facebook.com/UshakovMedalWorldWarIiPlease show your support to get the government to issue these well deserved medals, (and it would be nice, personally!) These medals are well deserved by our arctic convoy veterans. They have been promised for months, and earnt decades ago! These men are are few and far between! LINK |
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