Ukraine steps up Trump charm effort with Nobel overtures

Ukraine has yet to convince Donald Trump to put sufficient pressure on Russia to force it to negotiate a peace deal, so it has deployed a new lobbying tactic: nominate the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize. With Trump openly coveting the prestigious award, President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the idea in a briefing to reporters, two days ahead of the announcement of this year's winner who would have been selected earlier in the autumn. "If Trump gives the world – above all, the Ukrainian people – the chance for such a ceasefire, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize," Zelensky said in comments released Thursday. Zelensky has worked hard to win Trump's support, and appears...