Trump confirms he invited Putin to join his Board of Peace: 'He's been invited'

U.S. President Donald Trump connected Monday confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin received an invitation to articulation his caller Board of Peace that volition supervise the adjacent signifier of the Gaza bid plan.

Trump confirmed Putin's invitation portion speaking to reporters astatine the College Football National Championship Game successful Florida, wherever Indiana defeated Miami.

"Yeah, he’s been invited," Trump told reporters.

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President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin arsenic helium arrives astatine Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson successful Anchorage, Alaska.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The Kremlin said earlier connected Monday that Putin had received the invitation, adding that it is present "studying the details" and volition question clarity of "all the nuances" successful communications with the U.S. government.

France has besides received an invitation but does not program to articulation the Board of Peace "at this stage," a French authoritative adjacent to President Emmanuel Macron said connected Monday.

The French authoritative said the contented is raising questions, peculiarly with respect to respect for the principles and operation of the United Nations.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin successful Anchorage, Alaska. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Asked astatine the title crippled astir Macron being improbable to join, Trump took jabs astatine his French counterpart and threatened tariffs for refusing to judge the invitation.

"Well, cipher wants him due to the fact that he's going to beryllium retired of bureau precise soon," Trump said of Macron.

"I'll enactment a 200% tariff connected his wines and champagnes, and he'll join," helium added. "But helium doesn't person to join."

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U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shingle hands. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool)

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Several different countries person besides received invitations, including Israel, Canada, Belarus, Slovenia and Thailand.

Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary and Argentina person already accepted invitations.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.