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This article appeared in the August 15, 2025 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Donald Trump鈥檚 Nobel ambition

Linda Feldmann
Washington Bureau Chief

If there鈥檚 anything President Donald Trump has made clear about his role in trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war, it鈥檚 this: He wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 鈥淚鈥檝e solved six wars,鈥 he said Thursday.聽That鈥檚 highly debatable, but the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal signed last week at the White House certainly helps his case.聽

Today, President Trump will take on聽the biggest land war in Europe since World War II when he sits down in Anchorage, Alaska, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We have two stories on this high-stakes summit by veteran Russia-watchers 鈥 Moscow correspondent Fred Weir and former Moscow bureau chief Ned Temko. Fred speaks with Russian analysts about the wider implications for U.S.-Russia relations. Ned highlights Mr. Trump鈥檚 habit of 鈥渨inging it鈥 鈥 but if his unorthodox style can bring progress, watch the lobbying for a Nobel only grow louder.


This article appeared in the August 15, 2025 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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