Sweden joins Norway, France in turning down offer to join Trump’s Board of Peace

By Reuters and ToI Staff 21 January 2026, 11:04 am

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Sweden will not participate in US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative with the text presented so far, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson tells reporters in Davos.

The board will be chaired for life by Trump and would initially address the Gaza conflict, with plans to expand its scope to deal with other conflicts, according to a copy of a letter and draft charter seen by Reuters.

Both Norway and France have also said they will not join the board in its current format, while the United Kingdom has expressed concern over its makeup, as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, have been offered positions on the board.