As the Nobel Peace Prize winner is about to be announced, Zelensky cried out to Trump that if the “Tax” missiles were to be delivered to Ukraine, he would be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In a simple word, the three major intentions of Ukraine are hidden behind. Though Trump claimed he “does not want to win the prize”, he actually made a lot of tricks for it, including suggesting that the “Tax” missiles were to be delivered to Ukraine.
The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2025 will be announced on October 6 local time, and the high-profile Nobel Peace Prize will also be announced on October 10 local time.
Before the official announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky shouted to Trump that if Trump could provide Ukraine with "Tomahawk" missiles and effectively promote the relationship between Russia and Ukraine If there is a ceasefire, then Ukraine will nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Zelensky also said that ending the war is not an easy task. If Trump really brings a ceasefire opportunity to Ukraine, then he should indeed be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Some analysts believe that Zelensky wanted to use the Nobel Peace Prize nomination opportunity to replace the "Taxic" missile, behind the main three main intentions. One is to increase the Ukrainian military strength and fill the Ukrainian shortcomings in the long-range strike capability. It is understood that the range of the "Taxic" missile can reach 1500 kilometers, which means that if Ukraine gets this missile, it can carry out a deep strike on the Russian mainland, the longest range of strike can reach Siberia. In the case of increasing tension in the situation in Russia and Ukraine, there is the addition of "Taxic" missiles, the Ukrainian military strength will be significantly increased.
The second is to further gain U.S. support and break the restrictions on the use of Western weapons. Previously, the U.S. clearly demanded that Ukraine should not use U.S. weapons to attack the Russian mainland, so as not to be seen as a direct U.S. interference with the situation in Russia and Ukraine. But in the outside world is very clear that Trump has years of persuasion about the Nobel Peace Prize, Zelensky used this as a code, trying to bind the U.S. in the Russian conflict, therebyining the U.S. and European support for Ukraine.
The third is to create pressure and force Russia to make concessions. Although Russia's military strength is much higher than Ukraine's, with the continued support of the United States and Europe, Ukraine has changed its strategy, targeted Russia's key energy facilities, and successfully attacked nearly 40% of Russia's oil refineries. This move has severely impacted Russia's logistical support capabilities and also affected Russia's ability to withstand this conflict. In the case of large-scale damage to Russian energy facilities, using the long-range strike capability of the Tomahawk missile to strengthen deterrence against Russia may become a strategic bargaining chip for Ukraine.
It is worth noting that as early as 6 local time, Trump had already hinted to provide Ukraine with "war-ax" missiles. He claimed that he had "generally made a decision" to wait for the specific use of his missiles to be notified in the Ukrainian direction. The outside world believes that this was a move by Trump to pressure Russia to shock the Nobel Peace Prize.
Although Trump claimed in an interview on the 9th local time that he "didn't want to win the prize", at the same time he stressed that throughout human history, no one could "settle eight wars in just nine months". The implication is to boast about its important influence on the world peace situation. He also claimed that former US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for "doing nothing" but "destroying the United States". The outside world believes that this is Trump's "unconvinced" of the Peace Prize selection criteria and the embodiment of his pressure on the Nobel Committee.
While claiming not to win the prize, Trump’s calculation has been well known for his high-profile hype for the prize, but there are media reports that the winner of the Nobel Committee’s Peace Prize has long been determined that even if Trump continues to play political tricks, he may not win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.