Putin nominated for 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

AP Russian President Putin. File photo

For his key role in preventing a US missile strike on Syria

President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by a Russian advocacy group for his key role in preventing a US missile strike on Syria and initiatives to dismantle Damascus’ chemical weapons.

The International Academy of Spiritual Unity and Cooperation Among the Nations of the World has nominated President Putin as a candidate for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Underling Putin’s active participation in the search for a political and diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis, group’s vice president Beslan Kobajia said those efforts made him deserving of the Nobel Prize, media reports said.

An official letter containing the request was sent to the Nobel Prize Committee on September 16 and was received on September 20, reports said.