Muratov will transfer part of the Nobel Prize to the Circle of Kindness Foundation, which helps children with rare diseases

Muratov told the publication “Rise” that did not pick up the phone when the Nobel Committee called him, because he thought it was spam. “I am laughing. I didn’t expect it at all. I’ve got madness here. I saw a call from Norway, but I considered it an undesirable call, “said the editor-in-chief of Novaya.

He promised to “take the rap with this award for Russian journalism, which they are now trying to repress” and help people recognized as foreign agents.

Last year, the World Food Program, a humanitarian organization that fights hunger, was awarded the Peace Prize.

The presentation of the prizes was commented on by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. “We can congratulate Dmitry Muratov, he consistently works according to his ideals, he is committed to his ideals. He is talented, he is brave. Of course, this is a high mark. We congratulate him, “- said Peskov, transfers TASS.