House GOP allies of President Donald Trump are pushing to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting his ongoing efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is leading the nomination letter to the Nobel Committee alongside Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind.
The lawmakers’ nomination praises Trump as a peacemaker on multiple fronts, most recently for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his subsequent meeting with European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“We respectfully submit this nomination of President Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of his concrete contributions to international fraternity, his leadership in reducing conflict and the risk of war, and his commitment to fostering dialogue as a path toward reconciliation,” Ogles and Stutzman wrote.
“His decisive leadership in securing landmark diplomatic agreements, de-escalating global conflicts, and actively pursuing peaceful resolutions to some of the world’s most entrenched disputes has led and continues to lead to a more peaceful world.”
Trump met with Putin in Alaska on Friday, marking the first face-to-face meeting between the Russian leader and a U.S. president since their previous encounter during Trump’s first term. Both sides described the meeting positively.
The summit was followed by a White House gathering on Monday with Zelenskyy and other European leaders. During the meeting, Trump pledged Ukraine would receive “a lot of help” for security, while emphasizing that Europe would serve as Kyiv’s “first line of defense.”
Trump later stated on Truth Social that he spoke with Putin at the conclusion of the meeting and “began arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined, between President Putin and President Zelenskyy.”
House Republicans’ nomination letter highlighted Trump’s initiative in “hosting a high-stakes summit with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, 2025, focused on establishing a path towards a Ukraine ceasefire, prisoner exchanges, humanitarian corridors, and future security arrangements—a significant step in reopening direct, constructive dialogue.”
The letter also noted his efforts in “hosting a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and numerous other European leaders on August 18, 2025, to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and facilitating a discussion between Presidents Zelenskyy and Putin to bring about a just and lasting peace in the region.”
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 in an attempt to seize control of the former Soviet territory, now a sovereign state. The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths, including significant civilian casualties in Ukraine from attacks on non-military targets.
Trump has repeatedly argued that Moscow would not have invaded if he had been president at the time. Similarly, Putin remarked on Friday that he believed the war would not have occurred if Trump had been in office.
In addition to the Ukraine conflict, Ogles and Stutzman’s letter cited Trump’s role in brokering a historic peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, “engaging directly with regional leaders on the Gaza conflict,” and securing agreements during his first term, including the Abraham Accords.
“Because of President Trump’s leadership, more people are alive today, and there are fewer wars in the world than before,” Ogles told Fox News Digital.
“He is a champion of America First statesmanship, proving that strength and prudence—not globalism—are the keys to lasting U.S. foreign policy. No other world leader can claim to have halted wars and begun resolving centuries-old disputes.”
Stutzman, referring to Trump as “the president of peace,” added, “There is no one on the planet more deserving of this year’s Nobel Prize and multiple world leaders have recognized that.”
