MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation from the United States to join a US-led international body known as the “Board of Peace” for Gaza, the Kremlin confirmed on Monday.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the invitation was delivered through diplomatic channels and that Moscow was reviewing the proposal.
He added that Russia would seek further clarification from Washington before taking a decision.
“President Putin has indeed received an offer through diplomatic channels to join this Board of Peace. We are currently studying all the details of this proposal,” Peskov told Russia’s state news agency TASS.
“We hope to contact the US side to clarify all the details,” he said.
Gaza Board of Peace
The Board of Peace is created under US President Donald Trump’s proposed 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
The proposed board is intended to oversee Gaza’s post-war governance, reconstruction and security arrangements after the Israel-Hamas conflict.
According to US officials, the board will begin work during the second phase of a ceasefire and peace plan agreed between Israel and Hamas in October 2025.
The ceasefire agreement was mediated by Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Turkiye.
The board is structured in three tiers. These include a top council chaired by President Trump and comprising global political and business figures, a regional executive board, and a Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with local governance.
US officials say the body aims to stabilise Gaza, demilitarise Hamas, oversee reconstruction and help maintain a fragile ceasefire.
Invitations to world leaders
Putin is among a number of world leaders invited to join the initiative.
On Sunday, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received an invitation from President Trump to join the “Board of Peace on Gaza”.
“The prime minister of Pakistan has received the invitation from the President of the United States to join the Board of Peace on Gaza,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said.
“Pakistan will remain engaged with international efforts for peace and security in Gaza, leading to a lasting solution to the Palestine issue in accordance with United Nations resolutions,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier, a spokesperson for Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said US President Trump had also invited the Kazakh leader to join the board.
Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Trump has invited several leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Argentine President Javier Milei. Leaders of Egypt, Turkiye, Argentina and Canada have also been asked to participate.
Several other countries, including Hungary, India, Jordan, Greece, and Cyprus have also confirmed receiving invitations, according to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg also reported, citing a draft charter, that the Trump administration wants countries to pay $1 billion to secure permanent membership on the board.
Executive board
On Saturday, the United States released the names of members of a “founding Gaza Executive Board”.
The list includes former British prime minister Tony Blair, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, among others.
Israel has expressed dissatisfaction with the process. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday that the announcement of the executive board’s composition had not been coordinated with Israel and was contrary to its policy.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that heads of state of around 60 countries had received the draft charter of Trump’s proposed Board of Peace.
Stabilisation force and ceasefire phase
Washington has said the Gaza plan has entered its second phase, shifting from implementing a ceasefire to disarming Hamas.
On Friday, Trump appointed US Major General Jasper Jeffers to lead an International Stabilisation Force.
The force will be responsible for providing security in Gaza and training a new police force to replace Hamas.
Jeffers, a senior US Central Command officer, previously oversaw monitoring of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon in late 2024.
Palestinian technocratic committee
A Palestinian technocratic committee established to administer Gaza held its first meeting in Cairo earlier this month.
The meeting was attended by Jared Kushner, who has worked closely with US envoy Steve Witkoff on Gaza-related negotiations.
Gaza native and former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath has been appointed to head the committee.
On Saturday, Shaath formally announced the committee’s members. Speaking to Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera News, he said the committee would begin work from Cairo before relocating to Gaza to implement an urgent relief plan.
Shaath said the committee includes officials responsible for the economy, agriculture, health, housing, justice, finance, education, telecommunications and internal security.
“We announce from Cairo a committee that has come to serve our people, with the aim of lifting the historic injustice suffered by the people of Gaza,” Shaath said.
