Hillary Clinton would nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Russia-Ukraine war ‘without Ukraine having to cede territory’

Clinton told the Raging Moderates podcast, "I understand from everything I’ve read, he very much would like to receive the Nobel Peace Prize."

"Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, where Putin is the aggressor, invading a neighbor country, trying to change the borders, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, had to, in a way, validate Putin’s vision of greater Russia, but instead, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity — to make it clear that 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 his good faith efforts, let us say,not to threaten European security, If we could pull that off, if President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize," she added.

Posting the clip to social media, Clinton said, "If Donald Trump negotiates an end to Putin's war on Ukraine without Ukraine having to cede territory, I'll nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize myself."

The podcast appearance came ahead of Trump's meeting with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One en route to Alaska, Trump said territory swaps would be "discussed" at the meeting, "but I’ve got to let Ukraine make that decision, and I think they’ll make a proper decision. But I’m not here to negotiate for Ukraine, I’m here to get them to a table."

When asked about Clinton’s comments aboard Air Force One, Trump said, "I may have to start liking her again."