Ukraine has yet to convince Donald Trump to put sufficient pressure on Russia to force it to negotiate a peace deal, so it has deployed a new lobbying tactic: nominate the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize. "If Trump gives the world – above all, the Ukrainian people – the chance for such a ceasefire, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize," Zelensky said in comments released Thursday. Last week, a group of Ukrainian lawmakers submitted a motion asking colleagues to nominate Trump for the Nobel prize, arguing that it was a critical show of loyalty to a strategic partner. "If we can't show today that Ukraine and the Ukrainian parliament absolutely and totally support Donald Trump and his peace plans, then what can we talk about?" Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday that Trump deserves the honour if he can convince China to abandon the use of force against the island.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2025 14:12 UTC