A proposal to back Donald Trump\u2019s Nobel Peace Prize bid in exchange for US missiles is \u201cmonstrous,\u201d Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov has said<\/p>\n
The reported proposal by Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky to support US President Donald Trump\u2019s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in exchange for Tomahawk cruise missiles is \u201cmonstrous,\u201d Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday.
\nThe claim, reported by Politico, cited comments Zelensky made during a meeting with journalists on Thursday, suggesting that Kiev could nominate Trump for the award if its request for US long-range missiles was granted and led to a ceasefire with Russia. Ukrainian lawmakers reportedly failed to pass a resolution supporting Trump\u2019s nomination earlier this week.
\n\u201cThe idea of a \u2018peace prize in exchange for weapons\u2019 sounds monstrous,\u201d Ushakov, who serves as Putin\u2019s top foreign policy adviser, told journalist Aleksandr Yunashev. He added that \u201cit says a lot\u201d about the person who came up with it.
\nWhen asked whether Moscow would support a potential Nobel Prize for Trump, Ushakov replied it probably would \u201cat this point, if requested.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kiev has renewed its requests for Tomahawk missiles \u2013 first submitted to then-President Joe Biden \u2013 amid a broader campaign by European NATO members to persuade Trump to continue backing Ukraine. Trump has recently claimed that with European funding and US-made weapons, Kiev could achieve its territorial goals.
\nMoscow has argued that Western-supplied arms will not alter the course of the conflict. However, Putin has warned that delivering nuclear-capable Tomahawks to Ukraine would represent a serious escalation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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