According to Russian state news agency TASS html on the 228th, Russian President Putin was nominated as a candidate for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the nomination did not come from Kremlin .
According to TASS, a group of Russian public figures led by writer Sergey Komkov submitted the nomination and sent it to Oslo on September 10. "It's good if it's decided to give this award to Putin, and if not, there's no problem," Peskov said.
Putin's nomination comes as one of his most famous critics, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering from a neurotoxic poisoning. Independent laboratories in Germany, France and Sweden have confirmed that he was poisoned by Novichok, which has also been used to deal with other opponents. However, the Kremlin flatly denied the claim that Navalny was poisoned in Russia.
Previously, Trump also received this year's Nobel Peace Prize nomination, his nomination was submitted by a Norwegian MP. Last week, both Trump and Putin were awarded the Funny Nobel Prize for Medical Education, awarding them and other world leaders a half-joking award, "because they use the coronavirus pandemic to tell the world that politicians can have a more direct impact on life and death than scientists and doctors."
Previously, a member of the Swedish parliament also nominated the Trump, Kosovo and Serbian governments for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for economic cooperation and trade negotiations, which is the second time Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in a row in a week.
Swedish parliament member Magnus Jacobson announced on Twitter, "I have nominated Trump, Kosovo and Serbian governments to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their joint efforts to peace and economic development through the cooperation agreement signed at the White House."
The Swedish elected official added in the post, "Trade and communication are important cornerstones of peace", while also attaching the full text of the letter supporting Trump's nomination. This is the second time in a week that Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Prize in . Previously, Trump received support from Norwegian Parliamentary Christian Tebrin-Gid, praising Trump's role in mediating relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
