President Trump reiterated that a major deal between Russia and Ukraine is “very close,” but he did not go into details.
Published November 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump said a deal between Russia and Ukraine could be imminent after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House.
“I think we’re going to get very close to resolving the Russia-Ukraine issue,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, without providing details of his conversation with Dmitriev.
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“We’re going to get a deal. It’s going to be a big deal, and it’s going to involve more than just Ukraine,” Trump said, adding that the effort could include “all of Europe.”
President Trump has frequently predicted that a deal to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II is near. But negotiations have picked up steam in recent weeks.
President Trump said he did not meet with the Ukrainian delegation on Thursday.
The meeting between the US president and Mr Dmitriev took place after a diplomatic gathering hosted by first lady Melania Trump. The diplomatic gathering brought together Russian and Ukrainian representatives to mark and build on a localized six-day ceasefire that she helped broker in October in the southern Ukrainian city of Oreshki. The US president did not attend the event.
The temporary ceasefire lasted from October 27 to November 1, and allowed the evacuation of nearly 800 civilians from the Russian-occupied city of Oreshki in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as well as the delivery of vital food and medical supplies.
Senior officials from both countries attended Thursday, including Dmitriev. Yana Lantrava, Russian Human Rights Commissioner. David Arahamia, leader of the People’s Service Party in the Ukrainian parliament. and Dmytro Rubinets, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Melania Trump also spoke at the event, which the White House described as “the first time in U.S. history that a first lady has brought representatives of two warring countries directly to the White House for diplomatic engagement.”
“Together, we can create something more permanent than a temporary ceasefire,” he said, urging both sides to see the Oreshky humanitarian ceasefire as “a spark in a world of darkness.”
The first lady handed large white envelopes to representatives of Presidents Putin and Zelensky and asked them to deliver personal letters to their respective leaders. Mr. Dmitriev presented her with a painting of an 11-year-old girl, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented her with the Order of Princess Olga, a Ukrainian award honoring her role in the ceasefire.
