President Donald Trump has confirmed he invited Vladimir Putin to join a US-proposed Gaza “Board of Peace”.

The board is part of Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Israel-Hamas war and expected to temporarily oversee the running of Gaza and manage its reconstruction.

On Monday, the Kremlin said the Russian president had received the offer. Neither Moscow nor Trump has said whether Putin had accepted.

Washington has asked various world leaders to sit on the board. On Monday, Trump threatened 200% tariffs on French wine after President Emmanuel Macron declined to join.

The Board of Peace will be made up of world leaders, with President Trump as its chairman, according to the White House. Its structure remains unclear and members are still being invited.

The White House’s offer to Putin comes as Russia is yet to accept a US-backed peace deal aimed at ending its four-year assault on Ukraine.

On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was “currently studying all details of this offer”.

“We hope to be in touch with the US in order to clarify all of its aspects,” he said.

Asked on Monday if he had invited Putin to join the Board of Peace, Trump told reporters in Florida: “Yes […] these are world leaders. The answer is yes, I did.”

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Putin, said on Tuesday he had already signed the document following his invitation.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said he was concerned by reports that Putin and Lukashenko could be part of Trump’s board. Number 10 indicated Sir Keir, who has also been invited to join, is discussing the offer with allies.

Elsewhere on Monday, Trump responded to Macron’s decision to decline membership by threatening a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne imports.

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