Russian President Vladimir Putin Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The 67-year-old president was nominated by a group of Russian writers with Sergey Komkov as the leader.

Nominations can be submitted as long as that person meets the criteria of the Nobel Committee.

Putin was also in the list of nominations back in 2013. And this year, he joins Donal Trump, the US President on the list of nominees. Trump was nominated by Norwegian politician Christian Tybring-Gjedde for his effort in sealing a deal between the UAE and Israel.

According to the guidelines from the Nobel Committee, those who are eligible can nominate any person or organization.

Nominations can be from university chancellors, professors, politicians, etc.

For the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize over 300 people have been nominated. On October 9, the Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel Laureates of this year.

Recently, the Russian president, while speaking with the General Assembly, has decided to offer the UN staff in New York as well as around the world free Sputnik-V vaccine.

Putin described his offer of a free vaccine as a response to the demand of some colleagues from the UN.

Stephane Dujarric, UN spokesman thanked the Russin president for his generous offer. Meanwhile, at the medical agency of UN in Geneva, spokeswoman Dr. Margaret Harris refused to give any comment.

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