WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he had invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to join his “Board of Peace.”
“Yes, he’s been invited,” Trump told a reporter in Florida who asked if he had asked Putin to join the body.
Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he claimed would push French President Emmanuel Macron to join Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
When asked by a reporter about Macron saying he will not join the board, Trump said, "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon."
"I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join," Trump said.
