Controversy Ignites as Russia Returns to Prestigious Nobel Prize Banquet

The Nobel Foundation has reinvited ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to the Nobel Prize banquet, after excluding them last year due to the invasion of Ukraine. Iran has also been invited this year. The foundation stated that it wants to involve even those who do not share the values of the Nobel Prize, in an effort to counter the increasing division in the world. The decision has sparked controversy, with critics arguing that it sets a dangerous precedent and undermines support for Ukraine. The foundation also reversed its policy of excluding the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats party, who declined the invitation.