The Kremlin has confirmed that Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has been invited to join United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza “board of peace,” a body announced last week as part of plans to oversee a ceasefire and longer-term arrangements in the territory.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Moscow was seeking to “clarify all the nuances” of the proposal with Washington before deciding whether to accept.
The invitation has not yet been publicly confirmed by the United States.
The development comes as Putin continues Russia’s war in Ukraine, where fighting has persisted and ceasefire proposals along current front lines have been rejected by Moscow.
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The Kremlin also said Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this week and is expected to meet members of the US delegation. It remains unclear whether the Gaza board will be discussed during those talks.
Trump’s board of peace was initially outlined as part of his Gaza ceasefire proposals and is meant to supervise a transition toward longer-term governance. It would also oversee a committee of Palestinian experts tasked with managing Gaza’s day-to-day affairs. The framework received backing in a UN Security Council resolution in November.
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The first members of the board, announced on Friday, include Trump as chair, former British prime minister Tony Blair, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and World Bank President Ajay Banga.
Over the weekend, reports emerged that Trump had also invited leaders from Argentina, Paraguay, Turkey and Egypt, as well as the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms.
According to US media reports, the invitation letters included a charter stating the board would aim to “solidify Peace in the Middle East” while pursuing a wider role in addressing global conflicts. The reports also said countries could be asked to pay $1bn for membership.
Putin invited to Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ has raised questions about the scope and credibility of the initiative, particularly given ongoing tensions over Ukraine and Trump’s past positions on the conflict.
Separately, Trump has intensified pressure on European countries over Greenland, prompting criticism from several leaders. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that tariffs against allies were “completely wrong” and reiterated that “any decision on Greenland belongs to people of Greenland and Denmark alone,” while ruling out retaliatory measures.
Commenting on Trump’s Greenland ambitions, Peskov suggested such a move would define Trump’s legacy.
“Here, perhaps, it is possible to abstract from whether this is good or bad, whether it will comply with the parameters of international law or not,” Peskov said, adding it would “certainly go down in history.”