Trump meets Putin envoy, predicts big Ukraine deal

As of 10:09 p.m. ET, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

President Donald Trump said Thursday, Nov. 5, that he met privately at the White House with Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and predicted a major agreement aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. No deal has been announced.

"It's going to be a big agreement, and it's going to involve more than Ukraine … I could even say it might involve all of Europe. It's going to be a big, beautiful agreement, and everyone's going to be thrilled," Trump told reporters, according to Reuters reporters Steve Holland and Bo Erickson. AFP similarly reported that Trump predicted a "very big" deal involving Ukraine and "all of Europe" after an unscheduled meeting with Dmitriev.

Trump would not disclose what he discussed with Dmitriev, Reuters reported, and said he did not meet the Ukrainian delegation that day. No White House or Kremlin readout of that meeting has been published, and no deal terms have been announced.

The first lady's event

Dmitriev was also among officials at a White House event organized by first lady Melania Trump with Ukrainian representatives, marking a six-day ceasefire she helped broker in the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, Reuters reported. Reuters said that truce had expired on Sunday, Nov. 1. The first lady said at the event that "we have chosen humanity over war" and that the sides must find common ground over civilian suffering. Ukrainian lawmaker David Arakhamia and human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets attended, Reuters said.

U.S.-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations are scheduled to open in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and run through Wednesday, DW reported Monday. Separately, Trump envoy Jared Kushner said U.S. officials held "productive and substantive discussions" in Brussels on Thursday with Ukraine, NATO and European partners on security guarantees, according to a social-media post quoted by Reuters.