Every member of the committee which will award the Nobel Peace Prize is Norwegian, appointed by the Stormont, Norway's parliament. Norway is a founding and active member of NATO. They share with Sweden, which just joined NATO after years of standing aside, growing alarm about Russia's sabotage and disinformation campaigns, submarine intrusions into national waters, and air space violations.
If you so hunger, Mr President, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, would it not be prudent to be seen as an even-handed mediator, a conciliator favoring neither one side nor the other? Whether so or not so, you are increasingly believed to be catering to Putin's wishes. Is not your claim to be seeking to broker a just peace weakened by use of a Manhattan real estate developer to negotiate, one who appears to seek accommodating Putin and who coaches Russian counterpoints on how to win points with you?
Is this the way to impress the Norwegians, to be regarded as helping find a settlement that awards and encourages Russion aggression?
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