President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ‍accepted his ‍invitation to join his Board of ⁠Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, a statement that Putin ​quickly countered, saying that the invitation was only under ‍consideration.

"He was invited. He's accepted," Trump ⁠told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland after meeting with NATO ⁠chief Mark ​Rutte.

Soon after ⁠Trump's comments, Putin told the ‍Russian security council that the foreign ‌ministry was still studying the proposal and would respond in ⁠due ​course.