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By his account, Donald Trump has been repeatedly denied the Nobel Peace Prize he was due. Like the 1980s standup comedian Rodney Dangerfield, he complains: “I don’t get no respect.”

This time, Trump is determined by hook or crook or shady diplomacy to get a Nobel. He’s proposed a peace plan to end Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine.

In effect, it would make his buddy Vladimir Putin, who invaded Ukraine in 2022, a winner. Trump’s original 28-point plan is undergoing revisions, but he has pushed for Russia to get all the territory it has captured and for Ukraine to reduce its military and agree not to apply for membership in NATO. To sell their questionable package, Trump and the “Make America Great” Republicans insist that absent Trump’s peace pla

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