Putin Signals $1 Billion Pledge to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Russia : Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has declared that he is prepared to donate $1 billion to President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace using Russian assets that were frozen by the previous US administration.

Putin also said territories that were destroyed during the Russian-Ukraine war can be rebuilt by the outstanding frozen funds. But such a deal is only viable if a peace deal is signed between the two nations, said the leader.

Russia will review Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, along with a number of other foreign leaders. During a televised government meeting, Putin stated, “The Russian foreign ministry has been charged with studying the documents that were sent to us and to consult on the topic with our strategic partners.” “We won’t be able to respond to the invitation until then.”

Despite the Kremlin’s initial claim that it was still reviewing the invitation, the US president has stated that Putin had consented to join the purported club.

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“He accepted the invitation. “Many people have accepted,” Trump said to reporters in Davos, Switzerland, alluding to his as-yet-ill-defined coalition of international leaders.

In response to criticism that he is interacting with non-democratic leaders, Trump stated that some of them were “controversial” but that “if I put all babies on the board, it wouldn’t be very much.”

Who has accepted the invitation?
Invitations to join Trump’s Board of Peace have been accepted by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Qatar.

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates made a “shared decision” to join the group that Trump will chair, according to a joint statement from the Saudi foreign ministry. The statement expressed support for Trump’s “peace efforts” regarding the Gaza conflict.

The Board of Peace was first suggested by Trump in September of last year when he declared his intention to put an end to the fighting in Gaza. Later on, he clarified that the board’s mandate would be extended beyond Gaza to address other crises across the globe.

According to a copy of the draft charter seen by Reuters, the US president will serve as the board’s first chairman and its duties will include promoting world peace and attempting to settle disputes.