Hillary Clinton Says She’ll Nominate Trump For Nobel Peace Prize If He Ends Russia-Ukraine War
In a surprising twist, Hillary Clinton said this week that she would nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he succeeds in ending the Russia-Ukraine war without forcing Kyiv to give up territory.
Speaking on Jessica Tarlov’s “Raging Moderates” podcast, Clinton acknowledged Trump’s long-held interest in receiving the Nobel and laid out the conditions under which she would back him. “I understand, from everything I’ve read, he very much would like to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,” she said. “If he could bring about the end to this terrible war … without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor … to make it clear there must be a ceasefire, there will be no exchange of territory, and that, over a period of time, Putin should be actually withdrawing from the territory he seized in order to demonstrate good faith … if President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.”
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet today in Alaska and even Hillary Clinton sees a path toward a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump (but it’s going to take a lot).
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— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) August 15, 2025
Clinton, who lost to Trump in the bitter 2016 presidential election, emphasized that her support would not be about politics but about ensuring that Putin is forced to retreat and that Europe’s security is protected. “My goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin, aided and abetted by the United States,” she said. “You can dream, and I’m dreaming that … President Trump may actually stand up to Putin, not just on behalf of Ukraine and its democracy and its very brave people, but frankly, on behalf of our own security and interests.”
Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska today, with negotiations focused on a possible ceasefire agreement. It will be the first face-to-face summit between the two leaders since Trump took office, and it comes at a pivotal moment. Trump has repeatedly signaled that he wants the war ended quickly, arguing it is draining resources, destabilizing Europe, and threatening U.S. interests.
On Fox Radio Thursday morning, Trump sounded confident that Putin is ready to deal. “He’s going to make a deal. I think he’s going to. And we’re going to find out — I’m going to know very quickly,” Trump told Brian Kilmeade. At the same time, Trump cautioned that there is still “a 25% chance the talks fail” and made clear that failure would not come without repercussions. “There will be consequences,” he told reporters Wednesday. “I don’t have to say. There will be very severe consequences.”
The possibility of Clinton nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize underscores just how high the stakes are in Alaska. If Trump can secure a deal that forces Russia to pull back without sacrificing Ukrainian sovereignty, even one of his fiercest political opponents may be forced to credit him for achieving what global leaders have failed to accomplish for more than three years.