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Russian journalist sells his Nobel prize at auction for Ukraine aid

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov poses with his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal prior to its auction in New York City on June 20, 2022. © David Dee Delgado, Reuters

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Earlier Monday, the EU’s top diplomat called Russia’s blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain a war crime. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded in our liveblog. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

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