Washington, June 21
United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that he prevented a war between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, expressing disappointment that his efforts have not earned him a Nobel Peace Prize.
Taking to his social media platform 'Truth Social', Trump credited himself for halting a potential military conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which triggered retaliatory Indian strikes under the now-revealed Operation Sindoor.
Trump also announced a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, two African nations with a long and bloody history of conflict. He praised the deal and claimed it as a global milestone, before pivoting to what he sees as a consistent pattern of being denied international recognition for his peacemaking efforts.
"This is a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!" Trump said in a post.
"I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the war between India and Pakistan, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the war between Serbia and Kosovo… and I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for doing the Abraham Accords in the Middle East. No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Iran -- but the people know, and that’s all that matters to me."