On Tuesday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a document on Belarus’ accession to the Peace Council, the creation of which was initiated by US President Donald Trump, and on the implementation of the provisions of its charter. Belarus thus became the first European country to officially join this body, TASR informs based on a report by the BelTA agency.
The document, the photo of which was published by the Telegram channel of the first program of state television Pul Pervovo, states, among other things, that Belarus is ready to comply with all provisions of the Peace Council Charter from the date of its signing. On the basis of UN Security Council resolution no. 2803, drafted by the United States and adopted in November 2025, the Peace Council is mandated to assist in the administration, reconstruction and economic recovery of the Gaza Strip after more than two years of war.
According to the BelTA agency, Lukashenko answered the question about the conditions for joining the Peace Council and the contribution of one billion dollars: “These fools have screwed up again. Just read the document. No money required”.
Lukashenko stated that the founding member of the council can participate in its activities free of charge. But who wants to continue after three years without being elected, invited or appointed, will pay a billion dollars and continue for another three years. “However, there is one more condition: If you work well for the sake of peace, then you can continue even without the billion. I follow the latter,” Lukashenko said.
According to his words, he is fully aware of the limited possibilities of Belarus in the Peace Council. “How can we really help the Gaza Strip? Not significantly,” he stated. However, he is attracted by the idea that the council could expand its activities to other areas of the world, above all, “we could do something with Ukraine”.
Trump has extended an invitation to join the council to about 50 countries, including Russia and Ukraine. Norway, France and Great Britain have already officially rejected the invitation. In response, Trump threatened Paris with a 200 percent import tariff on French champagne and wine.
