Trump meets Dmitriev and signals possible deal on Ukraine
The US president did not disclose his conversation with Putin’s envoy. He said a possible agreement could affect all of Europe.
US President Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House on November 5, 2026. After their conversation, he told reporters about a possible major agreement related to Russia’s war against Ukraine, but declined to disclose the substance of their discussion.
The meeting and the president’s subsequent remarks were reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing a White House broadcast, and Ukrinform’s own correspondent at the White House.
According to Ukrinform, answering a question about his meeting with Dmitriev, Trump said the agreement would concern not only Ukraine but possibly all of Europe. The president did not specify its terms. His remarks therefore referred to a possible future arrangement, rather than announcing an agreement already concluded.
A separate humanitarian event involving US First Lady Melania Trump and representatives of Ukraine and Russia took place at the White House the same day, focusing on the mission in occupied Oleshky in Kherson region. Ukraine was represented by parliamentary human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and lawmaker Davyd Arakhamiia, while Russia was represented by Dmitriev and Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova, Ukrinform and Ukrainska Pravda reported.
In a public post, Lubinets confirmed his participation in the event and his presentation of the Order of Princess Olha, First Class, to Melania Trump for humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians. According to Ukrainska Pravda, the first lady also sent personal letters to Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin; their contents were not disclosed.
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