Overview

• Lukashenko said Trump should not be concerned about not receiving this year's Nobel Peace Prize and claimed some in Nobel circles have told him he will get it next year.
• He argued it would be unfitting for Trump to be in what he called a lineup of 'renegades,' urging global audiences to recognize the actions of the United States and its president abroad.
• The remarks were delivered at a meeting in Minsk on October 14 and were published by Belarus's BelTA news agency, with coverage carried by RIA Novosti.
• The Nobel Committee announced on October 10 that the 2025 Peace Prize went to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for advancing democratic rights in Venezuela.
• A White House spokesperson, responding to the prize decision, said the committee placed politics above peace.