The US wants to establish a “Peace Council” for Ukraine, modeled after the plan for Gaza

American officials have proposed the expansion of the “Council for Peace” in Gaza to include other countries affected by war and conflict, including Ukraine and Venezuela, reported the Financial Times newspaper, quoted by The Kyiv Independent and News.ro.

It is inspired by US President Donald Trump's plan for the post-war reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. But the details of a potential Peace Council for Ukraine were not immediately clarified, writes the Financial Times.

Trump initially announced the Gaza Peace Council on January 15 in a post on Truth Social, signaling the start of the second phase of the US-led plan to establish long-term peace between Israel and Palestine. The council, chaired by Trump, is likely to temporarily take over administration and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

Trump appointed several world leaders to the steering committee, including Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The list, to be revealed in full at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, also includes senior officials involved in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Reports of the proposed Ukraine-focused council come as President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Davos Forum and oversee the signing of an $800 billion, ten-year plan to revive Ukraine's economy once hostilities end.

While details on a potential Peace Council for Ukraine are scarce, a person briefed on the proposal told the Financial Times that the Trump administration sees the concept as “a potential substitute for the UN, a kind of unofficial parallel body to deal with other conflicts outside the Gaza Strip.”

The Kyiv Independent has reached out to the US State Department for comment.

A senior Ukrainian official welcomed, according to the Financial Times, the prospects of a Peace Council for Ukraine as an important part of implementing a lasting peace in Ukraine. The official mentioned that this council, which would be chaired by Trump, could include Ukrainian, European, Russian and NATO representatives.

The Trump administration's efforts to negotiate a truce, to no avail

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on December 26 that a 20-point peace plan was 90% complete.

Several Western countries have considered sending troops as part of a post-war deployment of a multinational force to ensure the peace accord is maintained. Earlier this month, France and Great Britain signed a declaration of intent to participate in the event as co-chairs of the Coalition of the Willing.

European leaders, who are due to meet with Zelenskiy and Trump on January 21, are expected to discuss with Trump obtaining US approval for the deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine after the ceasefire.

For months, Trump has led efforts to negotiate a truce between Russia and Ukraine, without any results. While Kiev has accepted in principle several US-backed peace proposals in the negotiations, Moscow has consistently rejected a truce, continuing to wage the war it started nearly four years ago.

Despite Moscow's escalating attacks on civilian infrastructure, which have plunged much of Kiev into the bitter cold, Trump has suggested that Ukraine is not ready to end the war.

“I think (Russian President Vladimir Putin) is ready to make a deal. I think Ukraine is less ready to make a deal,” Trump said, saying President Volodymyr Zelensky was blocking efforts. “We need to convince President Zelenskiy to agree,” he said.