The Kremlin deemed it 'unsuitable' for him to accept the honour alongside a Ukrainian, the activist said
Mr Rachinsky said the committee’s decision to award the prize to laureates in three different countries was “remarkable” and proof “that civil society is not divided by national borders, that it is a single body working to solve common problems”.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said of their decision: “They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. “They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.But the choice of peace prize winners amid the conflict in Ukraine was not entirely harmonious.
, who runs Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, was reported to have refused to be interviewed alongside Mr Rachinsky.: “Now we are in a war and we want to make the voice of Ukrainian human rights defenders tangible. “So I am sure that regardless that we are doing separate interviews, we transmit and deliver the same messages.”
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