Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President Donald Trumps efforts to negotiate peace deals around the world, specifically citing his work brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas."Hes really doing a lot to resolve such complex crises that have lasted for years and even decades," Putin said at a summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, where he met with leaders of nations that were once part of the former Soviet Union.The remarks came in response to a question about whether he felt Trump had been passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize.NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GOES TO MARIA CORINA MACHADO, DESPITE CALLS FOR TRUMP TO RECEIVE THE AWARDThe award was given Friday morning to Venezuelan opposition leader and democracy activist Mara Corina Machado."There have been cases where the committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to people who have done nothing for peace," Putin said. "A person comes good or bad and [gets it] in a month, in two months boom. For what? He didnt do anything at all."COULD TRUMP WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AFTER ISRAEL-HAMAS DEAL?"In my view, these decisions have done enormous damage to the prestige of this prize," he continued.In September, Trump alluded to the likelihood that he would again be passed over for the Nobel Prize, despite helping to end several conflicts."If this works out, well have eight eight in eight months. Thats pretty good," Trump said during remarks to dozens of top generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia. "Nobodys ever done that. Will you get the Nobel Prize? Absolutely not.""Theyll give it to some guy that didnt do a damn thing," he continued. "Theyll give it to the guy who wrote a book about the mind of Donald Trump and what it took to solve the wars. The Nobel Prize will go to a writer."