Russia-Ukraine Compact Trump Gets Nobel Peace Prize

JAKARTA - Russia will support US President Donald Trump's candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize, state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov as saying.

The 2025 nobel winner will be announced today, but experienced observers say Trump is likely not to be elected.

As reported by Reuters on Friday, October 10, Russia has repeatedly expressed its gratitude for Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement published on Thursday Kyiv would nominate Trump for the Nobel Prize, which he publicly desired, if Trump succeeded in realizing the ceasefire.

As previously reported, Trump is suspected of having a desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This was indicated by the news that Trump secretly asked the Nobel Peace Prize when he called the Norwegian finance minister last month.

Several countries including Israel, Pakistan, and Cambodia nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a peace treaty or ceasefire.

Trump reported on the Norwegian daily business, Dagens Naeringsliv, admitting he deserved the award given by Norway. The Nobel Prize was also accepted by four predecessors of the White House.

"Suddenly, when Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg was walking in Oslo, Donald Trump called," Dagens Naeringsliv reported, citing an anonymous source reported by Reuters, Thursday, August 14.

"He wanted a Nobel Prize - and discussed tariffs," the source said.

The White House, Norwegian Ministry of Finance, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

With hundreds of candidates nominated each year, the winners elected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, whose five members were appointed by the Norwegian parliament in accordance with the wishes of 19th-century Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel.

The Norwegian newspaper said this was not the first time Trump had mentioned the Nobel Prize in a conversation with Stoltenberg, the former secretary-general of the NATO military alliance.

The newspaper quoted Stoltenberg as saying the phone call was aimed at discussing trade rates and economic cooperation before Trump called Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Stoere.

When asked if Trump had a problem with the Nobel Prize, Stoltenberg said: "I will not discuss further the contents of the conversation."