Hillary Clinton said she would nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he negotiated a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine without allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to take any territory from Ukraine.

“Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity — if President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton said on the “Raging Moderates” podcast, according to the New York Post.

Clinton’s comments precede a highly anticipated summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska.

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The unexpected offer emerged as Trump was already en route to Alaska for the landmark talks with his Russian counterpart, where he hopes to bring about an end to the three-year conflict in Ukraine.

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Trump has said he is confident the Russian president wants to make a deal to end the war, putting the chance of failure at just 25%.

Clinton’s suggested offer is all particularly shocking giving the years of scathing attacks she has made against the rival who unexpectedly trounced her in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump departed Friday morning for his meeting with Putin.

The Hill noted:

The president has already garnered nominations from Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel, administration officials and GOP lawmakers as he touts his role in talks to end various global conflicts.

The Friday summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, is the first time the U.S. and Russian leaders have convened face-to-face since Trump’s first term. The president reassured European leaders earlier this week that he would not negotiate specific territorial swaps during the meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will not be at the summit, has pushed back against any talk of ceding land to Moscow.

Clinton was serving in the State Department when Putin returned to power in 2012 after a four-year gap.

 

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