Putin declared his readiness to join Trumpʼs “Board of Peace” and put forward his conditions

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said he agrees to Russiaʼs participation in US President Donald Trumpʼs new "Board of Peace", but only after consultations and on condition that Russiaʼs frozen assets are used.

He stated this to Russian propagandists.

According to Putin, he received a personal appeal from US President Donald Trump with a proposal to join the "Board of Peace" and thanked him for the invitation. At the same time, he instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to study this initiative, consult with "partners", after which Moscow will make a final decision.

Putin said that Russia is ready to send a billion dollars to the “Board of Peace”, using funds from Russian assets frozen in the United States. He also said that Moscow is discussing with Washington the possibility of using these frozen assets to “restore territories” in the war zone, probably referring to the occupied territories of Ukraine.

In addition, Putin confirmed that he plans to have contacts with Trumpʼs representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, in the near future.

Donald Trumpʼs "Board of Peace": What is known

On September 30, 2025, a new 20-point peace plan was presented in Washington, which envisages an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. It includes, among other things, the creation of a "Board of Peace" with the US President and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, an amnesty for Hamas, and the status of a "de-radicalized zone that will not pose a threat to its neighbors" for Gaza.

Trump has already invited a number of world leaders to participate in the "Board of Peace", including Argentine President Javier Milay and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The plan has drawn sharp criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that the initiative for a "Board of Peace" for Gaza was not agreed with Israel.

On January 19, it was reported that Trump had invited Putin to the “Board of Peace”. The Kremlin said it was studying the proposal. On the same day, Trump also invited Lukashenko.

The Israeli media outlet Haaretz, citing a source among diplomats, wrote that Ukraine also received an invitation to join the Board.

At the same time, Norway and France refused to join the "Board of Peace". The Norwegian Foreign Ministry stated that most European states cannot be part of a structure that "questions the role of NATO and existing international law".

The Financial Times, citing sources, reported that the US has a proposal to expand the mandate of the “Board of Peace” to other hot spots, including Ukraine and Venezuela. One source said that the Trump administration sees the Board of Peace as a kind of replacement for the UN to resolve conflicts in the world.

The creation of a separate “Board of Peace” for the Russian-Ukrainian war is part of a 20-point peace agreement that Ukraine, the United States, and European partners are currently working on.

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