President Donald Trump’s longstanding interest in the Nobel Peace Prize is again in the spotlight as he prepares for high-level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Now, the president has received an unlikely offer of support from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Speaking on the “Raging Moderates” podcast, she said her priority was to prevent “capitulation to Putin” and protect European security. Clinton said she would back nominating Trump for the award but only if he brokers a Ukraine peace deal that includes a ceasefire, avoids any exchange of territory and requires Russian withdrawal from land it has seized.
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“If President Trump were the architect of that,” Clinton said, “I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize. Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin.”
Putin meeting scheduled for Friday
Trump is set to meet Putin in Anchorage on Friday, more than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since returning to office in January, he has pledged to quickly end the war and warned of “very severe” consequences for Moscow if it refuses to negotiate.
In an interview on Fox News Radio’s “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” Trump said he believes Putin “is going to make a deal” and that the talks could lead to a second round of discussions involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He added that he would reach out to European leaders if the first meeting shows progress.
Reports say peace remains distant
Politico reports that Russia and Ukraine remain “nowhere close” to an agreement. The outlet said Russia has demanded Ukraine give up large areas of land, including some not under its control, while Ukrainian leaders have rejected those conditions and maintain that Russia is preparing for the conflict to continue.
Norwegian call draws attention
Clinton’s comments follow renewed attention to Trump’s interest in the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian media reported that in July, Trump called Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg to discuss a potential nomination and economic cooperation.
The Guardian reports it was not the first time Trump had raised the subject with Stoltenberg, who declined to share details beyond confirming the trade discussion.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, appointed by Norway’s parliament under Alfred Nobel’s will, reviews hundreds of nominations each year before announcing winners in October. Four former U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama, have received the award.
In June, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he wouldn’t receive it “no matter what I do,” referring to conflicts such as Russia-Ukraine or Israel-Iran, but added, “the people know, and that’s all that matters to me.”
