Putin added to list of candidates for Nobel Peace Prize

Russian President Vladimir Putin has become a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021

Academician Sergei Komkov nominated the Russian leader as a candidate. He sent a letter to the Nobel Committee on September 10 last year. The reply has arrived only now.

“I received it, they replied that ‘your candidate has been included in the list’ and the total number of nominees this year is still being clarified, but the preliminary number of nominees is 286”, –  the academician said.