Hillary Clinton recently remarked that she would consider nominating Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize — but only if he could bring an end to the war in Ukraine without compromising Kyiv’s territorial integrity and while firmly opposing Vladimir Putin. “If he were the architect of ending this terrible war… if he could really stand up to Putin — something we haven’t seen — perhaps this is the opportunity,” she said.

Her statement comes at a curious time, as renewed investigations reexamine the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative — much of which is linked to her 2016 presidential campaign. Notably, her team was behind the funding of the Steele dossier, a collection of unverified claims sourced from Kremlin-linked individuals and circulated through media and intelligence channels.

Clinton’s associates also pushed the Alfa Bank allegations, claiming a secret Trump-Russia communication channel, despite their own experts disputing the data. Michael Sussmann, an attorney with campaign ties, brought this information to the FBI, which nonetheless pursued “Crossfire Hurricane” even after finding little evidence to support the claims.

Declassified intelligence shows Clinton approved a strategy in 2016 to link Trump to Russia in order to divert attention from her email scandal — a plan shared with then-President Obama. Given this backdrop and the ongoing scrutiny around Russiagate, her sudden willingness to praise Trump appears less like sincere admiration and more like a political maneuver.