Romanian MPs and MEP outraged at nomination of ‘Putin’s wallet’ for Nobel Peace Prize

The parliamentary group of Romania’s National Liberal Party (NLP), one of the two parties that make up the country’s governing

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The parliamentary group of Romania’s National Liberal Party (NLP), one of the two parties that make up the country’s governing coalition, has the Nobel Committee to reject Ruben Vardanyan’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024, the Romanian edition of reports. Twelve NLP lawmakers have signed an to be sent to the Nobel Prize Committee. Cristian Terhes, Romanian member of the European Parliament, has also sent a of protest to the Committee.

“I urge you to immediately withdraw the nomination of Ruben Vardanyan from the list of candidates for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. As a close associate of Vladimir Putin, Ruben Vardanyan, also known as ‘Putin’s wallet’, is an enemy of peace and a sponsor of Russia’s aggression in post-Soviet territories, including Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine, which has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and forced millions of people to flee their homes,” . The European lawmaker believes that “the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize of a person with such an anti-peace background, who has clearly sponsored Russia’s aggression against sovereign nations, undermines the credibility and reputation of the Prize.



I therefore urge you to withdraw the nomination of Ruben Vardanyan from the list of candidates for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize and continue to support those who genuinely promote peace, not unjust and unprovoked wars and invasions against other nations, such as Russia’s war of aggression against Ukra.