The Nobel Foundation, which administers the Nobel Prize, announced on the 2nd that it will not invite Russian ambassadors who continue to invade Ukraine to the award ceremony to be held in Sweden in December. The Foundation had just announced two days ago that it would invite them this year, but they were forced to change their policy due to strong criticism from the Swedish prime minister and others.
According to the Nobel Foundation's announcement, it has decided not to invite the ambassadors of Russia, its ally Belarus, and Iran, which are continuing its military invasion of Ukraine, to the Nobel Prize award ceremony to be held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, on December 12.
These three countries were not invited to last year's award ceremony, but the Foundation had just announced on March 10 that it would invite them this year, saying that "the achievements recognized by the Nobel Prize should be open to people and nations and encourage exchanges and dialogue."
However, the invitation was criticized one after another by Swedish Prime Minister Kristition and others amid the ongoing military invasion, and in the announcement on the 2nd, "The strong reaction in Sweden completely overran the idea of the Nobel Prize," and due to the growing criticism, it was forced to change its policy in just two days.
Meanwhile, the Foundation will invite ambassadors from all countries to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, as it did last year.