Lukashenko promised Trump a Nobel Peace Prize if he ends the war in Ukraine.

The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, revealed his plans in case the winner of the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump, manages to end the war in Ukraine. He stated that his country would then submit a petition for the Nobel Peace Prize for Trump. Lukashenko also emphasized that the U.S. president would have to negotiate, not only with Russia.

Lukashenko made this statement to journalists on November 7 during a visit to a wood-splitting championship. According to him, Trump is "power." In Lukashenko's opinion, "America has matured enough to elect a Black president, but it has not yet matured enough to elect a woman" (referring to Trump's opponent Kamala Harris).

"It was hard to believe he could win. They shot at him, pressured him, wanted to imprison him and more, but he bulldozed through," the Belarusian leader declared.

He also reminded of Trump's promise to end wars during his presidency. Lukashenko expressed hope that he would keep that promise.

"America is not Belarus: they can forget. If he does it, we will submit a petition for the Nobel Prize; he will receive it for doing a good deed... He will try to end the war in Ukraine, but it is not a one-sided process. It requires negotiations, and possibly not just with Russia. This involves many countries," Lukashenko stated.

Trump and the War in Ukraine

Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. These statements were commented on in September by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with The New Yorker. The Ukrainian leader suggested that U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump actually does not know how to stop the war.

Overall, Donald Trump questions the necessity of aid to Ukraine and claims that Europe should bear the bulk of the burden. For instance, in April, the Republican candidate stated in an interview with Time magazine that Europe should increase its aid to Ukraine to match that of the U.S. In March, Trump said he would not withdraw the U.S. from NATO if Europe pays its "fair share" of defense costs. According to him, without the United States, NATO supposedly would not exist.

At the end of October, Donald Trump and his vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance released their plan to end the war in Ukraine. As reported by the Financial Times, they propose freezing the conflict while negotiations continue. At the same time, Trump's camp acknowledges that "there probably will not be a final agreement until Putin is gone." Additionally, Ukraine would be urged to abandon NATO membership and reconsider the Minsk agreements from previous years. The Economist emphasized that Trump is not inclined to support Ukraine's NATO membership. He will insist that our country adopts a neutral status.

On November 7, journalists from the reputable publication The Wall Street Journal released a piece suggesting that Trump's advisors discussed potential scenarios for his actions to end the war in Ukraine. Citing unnamed and anonymous sources, the scenario was once again played out where Trump would call Zelensky and Putin, leading to peace. However, there were no specifics or clarifications on how this could happen. The WSJ reported that one option could be a complete refusal by Kyiv to pursue NATO membership for a lengthy 20 years, as well as a total "freezing" of the war.

The President's Office read The Wall Street Journal's publication and responded that the material does not represent the position of Republican Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine. In the opinion of Ukrainian President's advisor Dmytro Lytvyn, this publication is not an announcement of Trump's actions but rather resembles another leak, which have increased recently.

Recall that Informator reported that bookmakers predicted whether Donald Trump will achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine in the near future.

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