Anger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies.

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Anger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies
news.yahoo.com

Several Swedish lawmakers said Friday they will boycott this year's Nobel Prize ceremonies after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran who had previously been barred from attending.

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Everyone should be allowed.. except countries currently actively invading one. Or currently enaged in warfare in general.

Or currently enaged in warfare in general.

USA will never be invited again. Which is fair.

I think it's fine to invite them so long as they don't get any awards. Keeping an open dialogue is important in any conflict

I think I like this take the best. Glad you said this and that I saw it.

Keeping an open dialogue is important. I can't help but feel that there are other ways of doing that.