US President Donald Trump, eyeing a Nobel Peace Prize, has been gathering photo-ops with leaders of conflict-hit nations. Just last week, he posed as a “peacemaker” by bringing Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan into one frame, and is now attempting the same with Putin and Zelenskyy in Alaska. But in June, PM Narendra Modi outmaneuvered Trump by steering clear of a similar photo-op with Pakistan’s Asim Munir.
Trump Showcases Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal with New ‘TRIPP’ Corridor, While Modi Sidesteps Photo-Op Trap
Armenia and Azerbaijan, locked in conflict over the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh since the 1980s, last reached a major agreement in November 2020 with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mediation, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Under a new deal, the US will help construct a major transit corridor named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). For his Nobel Peace ambitions, Trump beamed in a photo alongside Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan, proudly holding the signed agreement, which he hailed as a historic step toward lasting stability in the region and a model for resolving other international disputes.
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Zelenskyy Hails Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, May Join Putin Alaska Meet
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal on X, congratulating President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people for reaching the agreement with Armenia through President Trump’s mediation. He highlighted the importance of such diplomatic breakthroughs in promoting regional stability and expressed hope that this accord would pave the way for lasting peace in the South Caucasus. According to NBC News, citing a senior US official, the Trump White House is now considering inviting Zelenskyy to Alaska for a potential photo-op during Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin — a move seen as part of Trump’s broader Nobel Peace Prize aspirations and global leadership image building.
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