Trump says he met Putin envoy Dmitriev

Special Envoy of the President of Russia for Investment and Economic Cooperation Kirill Dmitriev speaks, after a meeting with representatives from Russia and Ukraine, following the expiry of a six-day ceasefire to evacuate civilians from the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky, at the White House in Washington, DC, US November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

WASHINGTON, Nov ⁠5 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump ⁠on Thursday said he ‌met with Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

Trump, speaking to reporters ​at the White House, ⁠added that ⁠the Russia-Ukraine war was very close ⁠to ‌being settled and that bringing it to ⁠an end might involve all of ​Europe.

"It's ‌going to be an agreement. 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 said.

Trump said ​he did not ⁠meet with the Ukrainian delegation on ​Thursday.

(Reporting by Steve ‌Holland and Ismail ​Shakil; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Caitlin Webber)