Putinโ Criticizes โขNobelโฃ Peace Prize, Voicesโฃ Supportโ for Trump Amid Missileโค Warning
Dushanbe, Tajikistan -โ Russian President Vladimir Putin โsharply โขcriticized theโ Nobel Peace Prize, alleging past awards have diminished the award’sโ credibility, and simultaneously expressed support forโฃ former U.S. President Donald Trump, following Trump’s recent discussion of possibly supplying Ukraine โคwith Tomahawk โmissiles. The remarks, made to reporters after a visit to Tajikistan, represent a โฃrare instance of direct commentary by Putin on theโข Nobel Committee and a โpublic alignment withโ Trumpโ on a sensitive geopolitical issue.
Putin questioned the merit ofโ previous โฃrecipients, stating, “In the past, there โคhave been cases where the Nobel Peace Prize wasโ awarded to people โฃwho did nothing for โขpeace, which tarnished the reference of the price and โcredibility ofโ the Nobel Committee,” adding, โข”In my opinion, the โmembers of the Committee considerably undermined the credibility ofโค the award โby such decisions.”โ He specifically cited instances โขofโ awardsโ given shortly after individuals assumed power, questioning the basis for such recognition. “One onc got โto power and got theโฃ priceโข of peace after just a month โฃor two.โฃ what for? Didn’t heโฃ do anything! Does it work like this?” Putin argued the prize should recognize “great โpersonal achievements.”
The โKremlin’s support โfor Trump came โas Putin warned trump against supplyingโ Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, โคsuggestingโ it would necessitate โstrengthening Russia’s air defense due โto theโค missiles’ potential proximity to the Polishโข border. Trump acknowledged โPutin’s support,sharing a โvideoโฃ of the russian President on his social network with the message,”Thank you,President Putine!”
This โฃyear,the Nobel Committee received โค338 nominationsโ – 244โฃ individualsโค and 94 organizations. Last year’s prize wasโ awarded to the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for โits efforts towardโข nuclear disarmament.