Displaced Palestinians live amongst the rubble and debris of homes in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 17, 2026. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts globally and oversee governance and reconstruction in Gaza, the Kremlin said on Monday, January 19.
"President Putin also received an invitation to join this Board of Peace," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, including Agence France-Presse (AFP). Russia was seeking to "clarify all the nuances" of the offer with Washington, he said, without adding if Putin was inclined to join.
Putin has praised Trump's peace efforts before
Putin has previously praised Trump's efforts to resolve conflicts. "He's really doing a lot to resolve these complex crises, which have lasted for years, even decades," Putin said last October. Referring to the situation in the Middle East, Putin said: "If we succeed in achieving everything Donald has strived for (...) it will be a historic event."
