Britain will not join Donald Trump’s “board of peace” on Thursday, Yvette Cooper has said, citing concerns about Russian involvement.
The foreign secretary said the UK strongly supported the US president’s 20-point plan for Gaza, but would not be one of the signatories due to broader legal treaty issues and concerns over President Putin.
Cooper stated that Putin had shown no willingness to commit to peace in Ukraine, and that is where pressure needs to be applied.
The board, announced last week, includes Trump as chair and figures such as Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Ajay Banga. Countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Israel have agreed to join.
Trump is due to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos and said they are “reasonably close” to a deal on Ukraine.
