Trump invites Ukraine to Peace Council, Zelenskyy confirms

He told journalists about this.

"We received the invitation, diplomats are working on this invitation... Russia is our enemy, Belarus is their ally. For now, it's very difficult for me to imagine how we and Russia can be together in one Council or another. And this doesn't only apply to this Peace Council. Simply put, Russia is about a council of war. And Belarus is with them. Specifically, Lukashenko's regime," Zelenskyy said.

At the same time, the Financial Times reported that before accepting this invitation, the Ukrainian leader wants to receive clarification about how this Council works. Specifically, whether it will operate independently and whether it will replace those negotiation formats already being discussed with the U.S. within the framework of the peace plan.

The article also states that Zelenskyy is currently hesitating about whether to agree to join the Council, since Trump also invited Putin and leaders of other states that support Russian aggression against Ukraine.

What is known about Trump's Peace Council

On January 16, American leader Donald Trump announced the creation of a Peace Council to handle post-war governance of the Gaza sector, as well as the transition to the next stage of a 20-point peace plan for the region.

Its members include U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump's special representative Steve Witkoff, the U.S. president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, American billionaire and CEO of investment company Apollo Global Management Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Robert Gabriel.

On January 19, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin received an invitation from the U.S. to join the Gaza Peace Council. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko's office stated that Trump invited him to this Council as well.

In contrast, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he will not accept U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal and will not join his Gaza Peace Council.

Later it became known that Polish leader Karol Nawrocki also received an invitation. In response, he stated that a state's entry into any international organization requires consent from the Council of Ministers and ratification by the Sejm.

China also received an invitation from the United States to join the Gaza Peace Council.