While Trump did receive a Cambodian nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, the nomination came from the country's prime minister, Hun Manet. Yon Seng Yeath, a leading figure among Cambodian buddhist monks,

The summit comes after a string of deals the White House said Trump has helped broker globally that should earn him something he has long desired -- a Nobel Peace Prize.

An obvious plot offers itself to the deft diplomat: could Europe, the continental home of the Nobel prizes, dangle the prospect of a shiny medal and an Oslo banquet as a sort of carrot to lure Mr Trump onto their side when it comes to Ukraine?