Journalist’s Nobel prize sold for £84m to help refugees

A RUSSIAN journalist has sold his Nobel peace prize for a record $103.5million (£84.3million) to raise funds for Ukrainian children.

Dmitry Muratov, who won the award last year, sold it to an unknown bidder at Heritage Auctions in New York.

The auction house said the proceeds would go to Unicef ’s aid for Ukraine’s displaced children and that Mr Muratov hopes the sale will help “millions of Ukrainian refugees”.

Mr Muratov, the editor of Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper, has been a critical voice ever since Vladimir Putin became president. The paper paused operations in Russia in March, after state warnings over its war coverage.

Mr Muratov won with Maria Ressa, another journalist, for their “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression”.