Monday, 19 January 2026

Putin to join the Gaza peace board?

It sounds outrageous. According to the Kremlin, President Putin has been asked by Trump to join the Board of Peace to oversee the transformation of Gaza. But it might just be a clever move. Involving Putin in peace rather than war might have an influence, even if a tiny amount, on his thinking about Ukraine, and agreeing to bring that war to an end as well. Was that Trump's thinking if it's true that he wants Putin on the overarching gboard of international leaders who will sit above all the other executive boards and committees which will attempt to provide Palestinians with a decent home to live in in Gaza, free of violence, free of Hamas and free of starvation. I doubt Putin will have to move from his desk in the Kremnlin to carry out his duties on the board of peace, it will all be done by video calls and video conference. But having the Russian leader on board could be interesting and potentially effective. But it's a gamble, something which Trump is good at. What is desperately needed is for these various boards to get stuck in as quickly as possible because right now in Gaza, there are still bombs dropping regularly from Israeli aistrikes against Hamas positions, and aid trucks bringing in food and shelter are being delayed getting across the border. Israeli forces still occupy about 50 per cent of the territory and the ceasefire is fragile to say the least because of infringements by both sides. So the peace board must get up and running, with or without Putin.

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