EU distances itself from Trump’s Peace Council: the main reason
21 January 12:14
Most European Union countries have rejected US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Peace Council.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the Financial Times.
According to the publication, many in Europe fear that the Peace Council will overshadow the UN as a platform for resolving global conflicts.
As FT sources explained, the invitation to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to join the structure also caused additional concerns in the European Union.
The US president announced the creation of the Peace Council on January 16. The executive committee includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Representative Steve Witkoff, the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
What is known about Trump’s Peace Council
On January 15, Donald Trump announced plans to create a so-called Peace Council, which would oversee the post-war administration of the Gaza Strip.
Trump subsequently sent official invitations to world leaders proposing that they participate in the work of the Peace Council on Gaza. In total, representatives of 49 countries, as well as the European Commission, received such invitations.
On Sunday, January 18, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Donald Trump had invited Budapest to join the newly created Peace Council.
The very next day, on January 19, Russia announced that the United States had approached Russian dictator Vladimir Putin with an offer to join the Peace Council on Gaza.
At the same time, Norway refused to participate in the Peace Council initiated by Donald Trump, noting that this idea did not comply with the principles of the United Nations.
It was also reported that Canada may join Donald Trump’s Peace Council, but is not ready to pay $1 billion for participation in it.
