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Trump Nominated for 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Ukrainian MP Citing Abraham Accords

Nov 27, 2024, 01:13 AM

Donald J. Trump, the U.S. President-elect, has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Oleksandr Merezhko, a prominent member of Ukraine's Parliament and head of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Merezhko, a member of President Volodymyr Zelensky's party, cited Trump's role in initiating the Abraham Accords and his stance on providing military support to Ukraine as reasons for the nomination. The nomination comes amidst Trump's statements urging Russia to enter negotiations and his promise to supply Ukraine with more weapons if such talks do not occur.