(FILES) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump are pictured before a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia would study US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace”. “The Russian foreign ministry has been charged with studying the documents that were sent to us and to consult on the topic with our strategic partners,” Putin said during a televised government meeting. He added that the assets could also be used “to reconstruct the territories damaged by the hostilities, after the conclusion of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine”. Invites were sent to dozens of world leaders with a request for $1 billion for a permanent seat on the board.

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