TASS. January 18. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza and is considering whether to accept.
The Board of Peace is part of US President Donald Trump’s plan for settling the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian radical movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The two-phase plan was made public on September 29, 2025. Phase one envisaged the release of Israeli hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops to the so-called Yellow Line, the disarmament of Palestinian radical groups, establishment of interim external administration of the enclave and the deployment of international stabilization forces.
In October, the parties to the conflict reached an Egypt-, Qatar-, United States-, and Turkey-mediated agreement on the implementation of this plan, which was approved by United Nations Security Council resolution 2803 on November 17, 2025. The resolution was supported by 13 out of the 15 UN Security Council members, with Russia and China abstaining.
On January 14, 2026, Washington announced the start of the implementation of phase two of Trump’s plan, which provides for the establishment of Gaza governance structures, including the so-called Board of Peace.
