A proposal to back Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize bid in exchange for U.S. missiles is “monstrous,” Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov has said.

Yury Ushakov, a foreign policy aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s reported suggestion that Kyiv could nominate Trump for the award if its request for Tomahawk cruise missiles was granted and led to a ceasefire with Russia. The claim, cited in media reports, alleged that Zelenskiy made the remark during a meeting with journalists, though Ukrainian lawmakers reportedly failed to pass a resolution supporting Trump’s nomination earlier this week.

Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy adviser, called the idea of “a peace prize in exchange for weapons” “monstrous,” stating it reflects poorly on those involved. When asked whether Moscow would support a potential Nobel Prize for Trump, Ushakov replied that it “probably would at this point, if requested.”

Ukraine has renewed demands for Tomahawk missiles—initially submitted to former President Joe Biden—as part of broader efforts by European NATO members to secure Trump’s continued backing. Trump has previously asserted that with European funding and U.S.-made weapons, Kyiv could achieve its territorial goals.

Moscow has maintained that Western-supplied arms will not alter the conflict’s trajectory but warned that delivering nuclear-capable Tomahawks to Ukraine would constitute a “serious escalation.”