The argument that “Putin should be prosecuted” … They also support Western leaders
Russia and Belarus did not answer much … ‘Nobel will lie in the grave’ doomed
(Geneva, Rome, Istanbul) Correspondent Ahn Hee Shin Chang-yong Cho Seong-heum = Correspondents of Russian and Ukrainian and Belarusian civic groups who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize on 7 (local time) for their efforts in the resistance to the aggression and dictatorship and colleagues of Belarus He promised to continue his efforts to promote rights.
“We appreciate the support of the international community,” the Ukrainian Center for Civil Freedom (CCL), co-recipient, wrote on Facebook, “It is very important to us.”
“An international tribunal should be established to give hundreds of thousands of war crimes victims a chance to see justice,” said CCL chairman Oleksandra Matvichuk.
“The Ukrainian people are the main peacemaker itself so we must be able to exist without aggression,” Ukrainian Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak said on social media.
However, Ukrainian presidential aide Mikhail Podolyak tweeted: “The Nobel Committee interprets the word ‘peace’ in an interesting way. Can we put it together?” He shouted.
“No group in Russia or Belarus has been able to organize resistance to the war,” Podolyak added.
Another co-winner, the Russian human rights group Memorial, said it was “a recognition of the activities of the human rights group and colleagues who have suffered unspeakable aggression and retaliation in Russia.”
In a statement to Reuters, Anke Giessen, a member of Memorial’s board of directors, active in Germany, said: “This award recognizes our determination to support our Russian colleagues to continue their businesses in new positions despite the forced dissolution of the company. ‘International Memorial from Russia. It’s encouraging, “he said.
The Human Rights Center Memorial, an organization affiliated with Memorial, criticized SNS, saying: “Even now, as the world celebrates our Nobel Peace Prize, the Moscow court is holding a hearing for the seizure of the assets of the Memorial “. The Memorial was finally dissolved in late February for violating the requirement to label as a foreign agency.
The Belarusian opposition party welcomed the choice of 60-year-old human rights activist Ales Bialyatsky as co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, saying: “It’s good news that we have a winner who opposes the dictatorship. and to war “.
“Unfortunately Bialyatsky is in custody and unable to deliver the Prime Minister’s speech in Oslo, but congratulations to him and his family,” the coalition’s transitional government, a political organization led by the leader, said in a statement. of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tihanovskaya, 40. Greetings, “she said.
A spokesman for Tihanovskaya said: “Bialyatsky has dedicated his life to the development of democracy and peace in his country. We hope that the news of his award, locked up in an inhuman environment, will help free thousands of other prisoners”.
“This award is for all political prisoners in Belarus, not just Bialyatsky,” said opposition figure Pavel Ratushko. “This award will motivate all of us in our fight. I’m sure we will win,” he said.
Bialyatsky’s wife, Natalia Pinchuk, told Reuters in a phone call that she was concerned she hadn’t heard of the Nobel Peace Prize because her husband was in prison.
Pinchuk said: “This is good news and I didn’t expect it at all.” “I sent a telegram to my husband today, but I don’t think it’s just me.
Leading Western leaders unanimously welcomed and said they would support their struggle.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised the winners: “The Nobel Committee recognized the extraordinary courage of those who oppose the dictatorship. They have demonstrated the true power of civil society in the struggle for democracy.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said: “They[i vincitori]they will be able to count on the support of France as peacemakers “.
However, Russia and Belarus did not respond immediately.
However, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anatoly Graz tweeted: “The decisions taken by the Nobel Committee in recent years have been so political that Alfred Nobel will lie in his grave.”
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