Russia would support the idea of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's advisor, Yuri Ushakov, quoted by TASS, reports BTA.
“I think that if someone asked us, we would support the idea of Trump receiving the prize“, he said in response to a journalist's question.
However, Ushakov said that he was amazed by “Volodymyr Zelensky's nonsense that he could nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if Trump allowed American “Tomahawk“ missiles to be delivered to Kiev.
“Awarding a peace prize for providing weapons is a monstrous thing, even if one only thinks about such a thing. "If people think this way, it says what they are," Ushakov said.
Zelensky said yesterday that Ukraine would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if Trump achieves a ceasefire in the war on Ukrainian territory, Reuters recalls.
“During our last meeting, I did not hear “no“. I heard that the work will continue at a technical level and that this option will be considered“, Zelensky told journalists in Kiev about his meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in late September, at which the “Tomahawk“ missiles were mentioned, “Politico“ also added on the same topic.
“The plan to end the war will not be easy, but it is certainly the way forward. "And if Trump gives the world - and above all the Ukrainian people - a chance for such a truce, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize," Zelensky said. "We will nominate him on behalf of Ukraine," he added, as quoted by Reuters and „“Politico“.