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Russia has expressed support for former US President Donald Trump to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, just hours before the winner is set to be announced.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian state news agency TASS on Friday that Moscow appreciates Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. “We have always said that President Trump made serious efforts to stop the fighting in Ukraine,” Ushakov said.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. The winner of this year’s prize will be announced at 0900 GMT.

Donald Trump has openly said he believes he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In recent months, he has highlighted his role in helping negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

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