Trump flattered as reporter asks if he should get Nobel Prize for his efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump was flattered when a reporter floated the idea of whether he should get a Nobel Prize for his efforts in ending the Russia-Ukraine War.

The reporter raised the idea during a press interview at the White House on Thursday, April 24, when Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store visited Trump to negotiate his tariff policy, as per OK! Magazine.

Donald Trump flattered on reporter's idea of whether he should get Nobel Prize

During the press interview, the reporter asked the Norwegian prime minister, "Mr Prime Minister, I was wondering whether you think that Donald Trump, for his activity in Ukraine and otherwise, deserves to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize?"

Trump replied to the question, "Thank you very much for that question. I like that question."

Meanwhile, Store gave his thoughts and said, "Well, I salute President Trump for having taken very important initiatives to get this conflict towards an end, which both parties deserve."

"We need to have a ceasefire, save lives, and move towards something which is more secure for Europe, for the people concerned. And on that we work together. And I look forward to going into some details," the Norwegian prime minister added. 

Interestingly, before the meeting with the leader, Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate terms and put an end to the war with Ukraine on Truth Social, per the outlet.

Trump wrote, "I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the Peace Deal DONE!"

Notably, Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and hasn’t stepped back since.

Donald Trump often stated he would be willing to end Ukraine-Russia war

Donald Trump has often stated that he would be willing to form a peace agreement to end the war. He said at a CNN town hall meeting in 2023 that if he gets elected in 2024, he would dismantle the war immediately.

He said, "They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours."

Moreover, after becoming the president in January, he said via video message at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he blamed former president Joe Biden for the situation between Russia and Ukraine.

He said, "Just so you understand, this is a war that should’ve never started. If I were president, it would never have started. This is a war that should have never, ever been started. And it wasn’t started during my presidency, there was never even talk about it."

Trump added, "And then when I was out of the White House, bad things happened, bad things were said. A lot of stupidity all around. And you end up with what you have now. You have all these bombed-out cities. They look like demolition sites with many people killed."