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Nobel Peace Prize winners blast Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

13 Sept 10:54 Key points summarised by AI

Nobel Peace Prize winners from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia collectively condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine during the award ceremony.
Ukrainian laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk emphasized that true peace means protecting people from aggression, not yielding to an aggressor, and called for an international tribunal for Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Jailed Belarusian laureate Ales Bialiatski, through his wife, highlighted the widespread repression in Belarus and criticized Lukashenko as a tool of Putin, aiming to establish a dependent dictatorship in Ukraine.
Russian laureate Jan Rachinsky of Memorial linked Russia's aggression to its unresolved past, denouncing the Kremlin's historical revisionism used to justify the war while emphasizing civic responsibility over collective guilt.

Today 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.