'Complete nonsense' - Belarusian President Lukashenko slams Nobel Committee for Trump snub
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sharply criticised the Nobel Peace Prize Committee on Friday for awarding this year’s prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado instead of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“It’s complete nonsense. Trump deserved this Nobel Prize,” Lukashenko said in remarks reported by state media. “He should have been given it for all the reasons — especially the same ones they’ve used to award the prize to just about anyone in recent years.”
Without mentioning names, Lukashenko referenced previous laureates, saying, “Remember the case with the U.S. President who did nothing at all, became President, and received this prize.”
Calling the decision “shortsighted” and a “disservice to the peace process,” Lukashenko warned that snubbing Trump could damage future diplomatic efforts. “Trump has done quite a bit for peace... I am absolutely convinced that he should have been tied to the peaceful process with this prize.”
He also dismissed Machado, saying, “I don’t know this Venezuelan person and don’t want to speak about him,” adding that the Nobel Committee had chosen someone “not interested in peace.”
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