US President Donald Trump has said he met Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House . As per Bloomberg, Trump said he did not meet any Ukrainian representatives. He also said a “big agreement” is coming.
He did not give more details. Trump had promised to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on his first day in office. The war is now in its fifth year, and it has continued despite many attempts by Trump and his team to broker a deal. It was a ceremony to mark a short-lived local ceasefire in Ukraine. Dmitriev was part of the Russian group.
He said there would be a “big agreement” that is “going to involve more than Ukraine” and “might involve all of Europe”. Trump spoke to reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office, according to Bloomberg. As per Bloomberg, First Lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House earlier on Thursday.
Talks in Brussels and what is next
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are leading the talks.
The Trump administration has stepped up its efforts in recent weeks to end the war, according to Bloomberg. Kushner said in a post on X that the US held “productive and substantive discussions with Ukraine, NATO, and our European partners” in Brussels on Thursday. He said the talks touched on “security guarantees for Ukraine and a broader European security architecture.” (This story is being updated)
