Nobel Prize Foundation Extends Invitation to Russia and Belarus for Stockholm Ceremony

The Nobel Foundation has announced that ambassadors from all countries diplomatically represented in Sweden and Norway will be invited to the Nobel Prize ceremonies this year, including Russia and Belarus, who were excluded last year due to the Kremlin's war on Ukraine. The decision has drawn criticism from Ukraine, with the Foreign Ministry calling on the Nobel Foundation to support efforts to isolate Russia and Belarus. Critics argue that inviting Belarus, where a Nobel Peace Prize winner is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence, undermines the values of the Nobel Prize. The foundation defended its decision, stating that it aims to promote dialogue and understanding in a world increasingly divided. The laureates will be announced and invitations sent in October.