Key Highlights:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to establish peace in the Middle East.
- Putin criticized the Nobel Committee, accusing it of giving the peace prize to “people who did nothing for peace.”
- His comments came shortly after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was announced as the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 winner.
- Putin said Trump is “genuinely working” to resolve long-standing international crises.
- The remarks are seen as an attempt by Putin to appease Trump amid strained U.S.–Russia relations and the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
- Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov stated that Moscow would welcome a Nobel win for Trump.
Putin Praises Trump’s Peace Efforts, Criticizes Nobel Committee Decisions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday lauded U.S. President Donald Trump for his diplomatic efforts to broker peace in the Middle East while sharply criticizing the Nobel Committee for awarding peace prizes to individuals “who did nothing for peace.”
Putin’s remarks came during a press conference in Tajikistan and appeared aimed at mending ties with Trump, who has recently become less receptive to Moscow amid the stalled Ukraine peace process.
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“Trump Is Working for Peace” — Putin
Speaking to reporters, Putin said,
“Trump is definitely making an effort and working on these issues — on achieving peace and resolving complex international affairs. The clearest example of that is the situation in the Middle East.”
The Kremlin leader added,
“Whether the current U.S. president deserves the Nobel Prize or not, I don’t know. But he is truly doing a lot to resolve complex crises that have dragged on for years, even decades.”
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Criticism of the Nobel Committee
Putin used the opportunity to criticize the Nobel Committee, accusing it of eroding the credibility of one of the world’s most prestigious honors. He also accused the Nobel Committee of awarding its peace prize to “people who did nothing for peace.”
His remarks came just hours after the Nobel Committee named María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, as the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient a choice Moscow reportedly disapproved of due to her anti-regime activism in Latin America.
Putin told reporters,
“In my view, those decisions have done enormous damage to the prize’s reputation,”
Moreover on that day, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov had told state media that Moscow would welcome a Nobel win for Trump.
Source: The Moscow Times
