Vladimir Putin has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize for the second time
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Vladimir Putin is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize! Russian leader follows Donald Trump, Greta Thunberg and Gemma Collins in being put forward for the award. Greta Thunberg is hotly tipped for the prestigious award for her work in raising awareness of the climate crisis. Trump for brokering a deal between the UAE and Israel. The leader was put forward by a group of Russian writers led by Sergey Komkov, according to Russian news agency TASS. They submitted the application in Oslo on September 10, putting him alongside Donald Trump in the list of potential candidates for the prestigious award. A presidential spokesman said Putin, who was also nominated in 2013, was not put forward by the Kremlin. The favourite to win this year's Peace Prize is the World Health Organisation, with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Greta Thunberg also fancied. Nominations can be submitted by anyone who meets the Nobel Committee's criteria, which includes lawmakers anywhere in the world, professors and academic groups. Trump was nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde,an ultra-conservative member of the Norwegian Parliament, who praised Trump for brokering a deal between the UAE and Israel.