The claimed invitation comes as Mr Putin shows no signs of ending his invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Doug Mills/New York TimesThe Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intention that it would oversee a ceasefire in Gaza. The invitation to Mr Putin, which has yet to be confirmed by Washington, raises more questions about the intended agenda for the board. However, Mr Starmer did not commit to the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on the US, and downplayed the prospect of Mr Trump’s actual use of force in Greenland. Mr Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, meanwhile suggested that a US takeover of Greenland would cement Mr Trump’s place in the history books.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2026 15:05 UTC