Trump says Putin accepted his invitation to be part of the Peace Board

Davos (Switzerland).- U.S. President Donald Trump assured this Wednesday in Davos (Switzerland) that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has accepted his invitation to be part of the Peace Board, a body initially conceived to supervise his peace plan for Gaza and to extend it to other global conflicts. "He was invited and accepted. Many people have accepted. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't accepted. It's going to be great," he said in statements to reporters before leaving the Davos Congress Centre, where he was the keynote speaker today. Trump defended the incorporation of Putin into the organization, arguing that he wants to include "everyone" and "all nations where people are in control" and "power, so that we never have any problems." We recommend reading: Trump withdraws tariff threat after progress in Greenland negotiations

Trump defends his peace proposal as an alternative to the UN

He assured that the Peace Board will be the "most prestigious in history" and "will do much of the work that the United Nations should have done," but will also work with the UN. "The Peace Board is going to be special. We are going to have peace. It started with Gaza, the Middle East. We have peace in the Middle East, tremendous peace in the Middle East. Nobody thought that was possible. And that happened by eliminating the nuclear threat from Iran. Without that, it never would have been possible," he assured. "This is the best advice ever gathered and everyone wants to be a part of it," he insisted. At least 35 of the half-hundred heads of state and government invited have already agreed to be part of the Peace Council, the White House reported this Wednesday, which did not provide a detailed list, although most of the nations that have confirmed are aligned with Washington. The initiative has been rejected by France, Norway, and Sweden, while other invited countries, such as Russia, Brazil, or Spain, continue to analyze it. Trump will preside on Thursday, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland), the signing ceremony to formally constitute the Council, a body that claims to have created in the face of the lack of support from the United Nations to resolve wars.