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Belarus confirms Lukashenko invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace
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Belarus confirms that its president, Alexander Lukashenko, was among the world leaders who received an invitation to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
“We are ready to take part in the activities of the Board of Peace, taking into account and hoping that this organization will expand its scope and authority far beyond the mandate proposed in the initiative,” the country’s foreign ministry says in a statement.
The board’s charter indicates that the US is aiming for the body to usurp the UN, but it’s unclear whether it has the legal mandate to do so and whether countries that accept invitations to join will allow for the panel to play such a role.
Trump sent Lukashenko a letter proposing that #Belarus become a founding member of the Board of Peace, a new international organization.#Belarus stance: We are ready to take part in the activities of the Board of Peace, taking into account and hoping that this organization will… pic.twitter.com/V26fjHU42l
— Belarus MFA ???????? (@BelarusMFA) January 19, 2026
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