Trump's 'hawks' must not repeat Obama's mistake — Ukrainian diplomat

He shared this opinion on Espreso TV.

"The key is that Trump's 'hawks' don’t repeat Obama’s mistake when he became a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. If Trump becomes fixated on this idea, it could lead to a very dangerous scenario for us. He might sacrifice Ukraine or other countries just to achieve that prize," the diplomat said.

In his view, the priority should be convincing these 'hawks' to show Trump that he can go down in history as a president like Reagan or Eisenhower — leaders who protected the democratic system from collapse amid the kind of aggression Putin is pursuing. That, he argued, would be far greater and more significant than any Nobel Peace Prize.

• On January 20, Donald Trump was inaugurated in Washington as the 47th President of the United States.
• The same day, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is open to dialogue with Trump’s administration regarding the war in Ukraine.