Trump asks Putin to join Gaza ‘board of peace’ even as Ukraine war rages
2026-01-20 10:19:16 source：The Aljazeera
January 18, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join United States President Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, purportedly aimed at resolving global conflicts as well as overseeing governance and reconstruction in Gaza.
The invitation, which emerged on Monday, was extended as Russia’s nearly four-year war on Ukraine continues and a peace deal there remains elusive. Trump had been pushing for an end to the war, one he claimed he would stop within 24 hours of taking office a year ago. A war of attrition has been raging on the ground, and peace negotiations are ongoing, but momentum has slowed again.
The White House has reached out to figures around the world to sit on the “board of peace”, chaired by Trump himself.
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