ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump could be risking his push for a Nobel Peace Prize with a high-stakes meeting Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he’s got plenty of backers around the globe for the gold-plated prize.

“We’re going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin, and at the end of that meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made,” Trump said Monday during a White House news conference.

A reporter asked him how he would know, prompting Trump to reply: “Because that’s what I do, I make deals.”

Trump on Monday appeared to understand the stakes of the Alaska summit, even trying to manage expectations, saying, “I’m not going to make a deal. It’s not up to me to make a deal. I think a deal should be made for bot

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