Gaza, Putin: “I will talk to Witkoff about a contribution to the Board of Peace from frozen assets”

Moscow, Jan. 22 (LaPresse) – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that during today’s meeting with the expected U.S. envoys in Moscow, namely Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, he will discuss the possibility of contributing to the Board of Peace with funds from frozen Russian assets. This was reported by Russian news agencies. Putin made the statement during his meeting in Moscow with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “We have already discussed such options with representatives of the U.S. administration, and today a meeting and discussion on this subject is scheduled in Moscow,” the Kremlin leader said. Putin added that Russia is ready to send 1 billion dollars to the board, “primarily to support the Palestinian people and allocate these funds to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and, more generally, to addressing the problems of Palestine.”