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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to articulation U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” aimed astatine resolving conflicts globally and overseeing governance and reconstruction successful Gaza, the Kremlin said connected Monday (January 19, 2026).
Moscow for years tried to equilibrium relations with each large players successful the Middle East — including Israel and the Palestinians.
But since the Israel-Hamas warfare and Russia’s battle connected Ukraine, Mr. Putin has moved distant from Israel, boosting ties with its foes similar Iran.
Moscow has besides sought person relationships with the Gulf states amid increasing Western isolation.
“President Putin besides received an invitation to articulation this Board of Peace,” spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists, including AFP.
Russia was seeking to “clarify each the nuances” of the connection with Washington, helium said, without adding if the Kremlin main arsenic inclined to join.
The White House has reached retired to assorted figures astir the satellite to beryllium connected the alleged “Board of Peace”, chaired by the U.S. President himself.
Mr. Putin has antecedently praised Mr. Trump’s efforts to resoluteness conflicts.
“He’s truly doing a batch to resoluteness these analyzable crises, which person lasted for years, adjacent decades,” Mr. Putin said past October.
Referring to the concern successful the Middle East, Mr. Putin said, “If we win successful achieving everything Donald has strived for... it volition beryllium a historical event.”
The battle connected Ukraine and the warfare successful Gaza person strained Moscow’s traditionally bully relations with Israel, location to a ample Russian-born community.
The Kremlin has repeatedly criticised Israel’s effect to the October 7 attacks and called for restraint.
“The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe successful the afloat consciousness of the word,” Mr. Putin was quoted arsenic saying by the quality bureau RIA Novosti, astatine a gathering with Palestinian person Mahmud Abbas past May.
“Russia, arsenic a person of the Palestinian people, is trying to supply regular assistance,” the Russian President added.
