By Trendsetter Tribune 
President Donald Trump on Jan. 22 joined a group of world leaders in Switzerland to sign a declaration creating what he called a new “Board of Peace,” describing it as a body with the potential to become “one of the most consequential” international forums. Despite the high-profile launch, key details about the board’s authority, structure, and specific responsibilities remain unclear.
Speaking during the signing ceremony in Davos, where he was attending the World Economic Forum, Trump suggested that a peace settlement linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine could be imminent. “It’s coming very soon,” he said, though he did not offer specifics. Ukrainian officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the claim.
The announcement came shortly before Trump held a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit. The White House said the discussion lasted about an hour. Trump departed Davos immediately afterward, while reports indicated that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were traveling to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Board of Peace was originally conceived as part of Trump’s effort to help end the conflict in Gaza and to oversee reconstruction efforts in the Palestinian territory. However, a leaked draft of the board’s charter reportedly does not specifically reference Gaza. Instead, it outlines a broader mandate that could overlap with roles traditionally played by the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
“We can do pretty much whatever we want to do,” Trump said onstage in the Swiss Alps, adding that the board would work alongside the United Nations and had “tremendous potential.”
Leaders who took part in the signing ceremony included representatives from Azerbaijan, Argentina, Indonesia, Qatar, and Kosovo. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the only European leader listed as a participant. Trump also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had accepted an invitation to join the board, though Moscow has not publicly confirmed that claim.
Trump concluded his remarks by returning to the topic of Gaza, framing it in terms of redevelopment. “I’m a real estate person at heart,” he said, describing the territory’s coastal location as a valuable asset and suggesting it could be transformed for broader use in the future.
The Davos ceremony followed another headline-grabbing announcement by Trump earlier at the forum, in which he said he had negotiated what he called “the framework of a future deal” involving Greenland and the wider Arctic. Trump said the framework ruled out the use of force and prompted him to lift the threat of tariffs against European allies who opposed U.S. annexation of the Danish territory.
Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States needs to annex Greenland for national security reasons. Greenlandic and Danish officials, however, have said they have seen few concrete details of the proposed framework outlined by the U.S. president.