Trump says Ukraine deal after Dmitriev meeting could cover all Europe

U.S. President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office that a “big” agreement on Ukraine would be reached and could affect not only Ukraine but all of Europe. He made the statement after meeting with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president’s special envoy.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on November 5 in the Oval Office that a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine was close. “There will be an agreement. It will be a big agreement, and it will affect not only Ukraine. I would even say that it could affect all of Europe,” Trump told reporters, calling the future deal “a big, beautiful agreement” that “everyone will be happy with.”

American media reported that the statement came after Trump’s closed-door meeting at the White House with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries. That same day, Dmitriev represented Russia alongside human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova at an event hosted by U.S. first lady Melania Trump dedicated to the ceasefire in Oleshky.

In the video, Trump answers reporters’ questions about the prospects for a peace settlement. He did not specify who would sign the agreement or when, nor did he outline its terms concerning territory, security guarantees or sanctions. The White House has not yet released a document corresponding to the president’s description. Earlier at the same press meeting, Trump hinted at new announcements: “You will see a lot happening over the next week or two.”

“It is a bloody slaughter”

Speaking about the course of the fighting, Trump said both sides were suffering losses. “Russia is also losing civilians. It is a bloody slaughter,” he said. According to the U.S. president, Russia and Ukraine are losing about 25,000 people a month. Trump also compared the conflict in Ukraine with the war against Iran, saying that losses in the latter case were incomparably lower.

A journalist asked Trump whether he had raised the issue of strikes on civilians in Ukraine in his conversations with Vladimir Putin. “I always raise that issue, and I raise it with the other side as well, because the other side is killing too,” Trump replied.

In this excerpt, Trump answers a question about civilian deaths and stresses that he discusses the issue with both sides of the conflict. The Kremlin had not officially reacted to Trump’s remarks about a “big agreement” by the time of publication.

Background to the statement

Trump’s remarks came several hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had informed the U.S. side about the possibility of a winter ceasefire with Russia. Ukrainian representatives were also in Washington during those days, but media reports said Trump did not meet with them. European capitals, meanwhile, continue to allocate funds to Kyiv: Germany plans to provide an additional 100 million euros for the restoration of Ukrainian infrastructure, while Italy intends to extend its military assistance mechanism through 2027.

Video: Clash Report / X. Photo: Kremlin.ru / Wikimedia Commons (archive)

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Trump says Ukraine deal after Dmitriev meeting could cover all Europe