According to Mediaite, the Kremlin announced Monday that Putin had been invited to sit on the council, which will be chaired by President Trump and already counts former British Prime Minister Tony Blair among its members. The body is being set up by Washington to supervise Gaza’s reconstruction and shape its political trajectory, reflecting a preference for strong, centralized oversight rather than diffuse international bureaucracy.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Putin had “received an invitation through diplomatic channels to join this Peace Council,” emphasizing Moscow’s cautious response. He added, “At the moment, we are studying all the details of this proposal and hope to have contacts with the American side to clarify all the nuances,” signaling that Russia sees both opportunity and risk in aligning with a U.S.-led initiative.
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A draft charter reported by Bloomberg outlines a highly centralized structure with Trump as the inaugural chairman, granting him sole authority to decide which nations may join. The document further vests the chairman with sweeping control, with Trump empowered to determine the group’s official seal and allocate its resources, a design consistent with conservative calls for clear leadership and accountability.
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Roughly 60 nations have reportedly been invited to take part, yet permanent membership will be limited to states prepared to commit $1 billion, ensuring that only serious stakeholders shape Gaza’s future. The White House also confirmed that three of Trump’s closest diplomatic advisers will serve on the board: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reinforcing a tight inner circle aligned with the administration’s foreign-policy priorities.
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The outreach to Putin coincides with Trump’s broader effort to broker a settlement to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, an approach that favors direct engagement with major powers over multilateral posturing. Whether critics like it or not, the initiative reflects a characteristically Trump-era strategy: leverage American leadership, demand substantial financial commitments from partners, and keep decision-making firmly in the hands of elected executives rather than unaccountable international institutions.
