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?

The French Foreign Ministry said it is reviewing the invitation, raising concern that the 'project extends beyond the situation in Gaza.'

Earlier, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Moscow was studying the proposal