The President of the United States, Donald Trump, invited the dictators of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, to join the Peace Council created by Washington to oversee the next steps in the political transition and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. The information was confirmed by authorities in both countries this Monday (19).
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the invitation to Putin was sent through official diplomatic channels and is still under analysis by the Russian regime.
“President Putin has received a proposal to participate in this Peace Council. We are studying all the details of the initiative and look forward to contacting the American side for additional clarifications,” said Peskov, according to Russian state media.
Trump’s invitation to Lukashenko, a close ally of the Kremlin and supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was publicized by state media outlets in Minsk, which confirmed receipt of the invitation by the Belarusian regime.
The invitation to the two dictators comes days after Trump sent a letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asking for Brazil to participate as a founding member of the Peace Council. According to CNN Brazilthe document was forwarded by the White House through the Brazilian embassy in Washington.
Announced by Trump as part of his 20-point plan to definitively end the conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, the Peace Council will have the role of overseeing the transitional administration of Gaza, the reconstruction of civilian infrastructure and the implementation of the next stages of the ongoing ceasefire, which came into force on October 10.
As announced by the White House, the body will be chaired by Trump and will have an executive committee made up of figures such as the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the White House special envoy, Steve Witkoff, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga. The American government states that the council will act in coordination with Israel, Arab countries and international partners.
According to the agency Associated Press and other international vehicles, invitations were also sent to countries such as Argentina, Egypt, India, Türkiye, Canada and Albania. So far, Hungary, Vietnam and Kazakhstan have confirmed their acceptance of the invitation, while other governments continue to evaluate the proposal presented by Washington.
