Britain Reveals Its Position on the 'Council of Peace'

SadaNews - Britain announced on Thursday that it will not sign the "Council of Peace" charter proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, citing concerns about the potential involvement of Russia in the initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the BBC from Davos: "We will not be one of the signatories today, because it concerns a legal treaty that raises much broader issues."

She explained: "We also have concerns about President (Vladimir) Putin being part of something that talks about peace."

On Wednesday, Trump stated that his Russian counterpart accepted his invitation to join the "Council of Peace," which he intends to establish as a competitor to the United Nations.

Trump told reporters in Davos: "He was invited and accepted the invitation."

Putin announced that he ordered his foreign ministry to study this invitation before responding. During a government meeting, he said: "I tasked the Russian foreign ministry with examining the documents we received and consulting with our strategic partners in this regard."

He added: "Only after this can we respond to the invitation we received," thanking Trump for the initiative.

Putin also noted that Russia could pay the one billion dollars required as a membership fee from "the frozen Russian assets during the previous U.S. administration" due to the Ukraine war.

He also considered that the remaining frozen Russian funds in the United States could be used "to rebuild areas affected by hostilities, after the signing of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine."

The "Council of Peace" proposed by Trump aims particularly at ending the Gaza war, but its work may extend to resolving other conflicts.