Ukraine, Russia and Belarus campaigners win Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, 7 October 2022newsdesk

The chairwoman of the Nobel committee was quizzed by reporters after her announcement whether this year's peace prize recipients were intended to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose 70th birthday is today.

New Delhi 06 October 2022

As per news report of BBC, Berit Reis-Andersen said the prize was given to those helping peace. She denied the committee was "addressing President Putin, not for his birthday nor anything else", saying the prize was "not against anyone" but given for positive actions. Reis-Andersen added: "The attention that President Putin has drawn on himself, that's relevant in this context, is on civil society and human rights advocates being suppressed.

Source - BBC