Trump meets Putin envoy but not visiting Ukrainian officials
The US president predicted a broad agreement on the war in Ukraine but gave no details of his conversation with Kirill Dmitriev.
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Donald Trump said he met Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, privately at the White House on Thursday, but did not meet the Ukrainian representatives who were also visiting that day.
Trump told reporters that an agreement to end the war could be close and might involve all of Europe. He did not disclose what he discussed with Dmitriev or give details of the parties or terms of the deal he envisaged. Trump has previously predicted that an agreement was near.
Dmitriev had earlier attended an event hosted by first lady Melania Trump with Russian and Ukrainian representatives. It marked a six-day ceasefire she helped broker in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky. The local truce ended on 1 November after allowing aid deliveries and civilian evacuations.
US officials also held talks with Ukrainian, NATO and European representatives in Brussels on Thursday. Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner described the discussions, which covered security guarantees for Ukraine and a wider European security structure, as productive.
A US delegation is scheduled to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November. The visit also follows Trump’s agreement with Putin to ease restrictions on Russian diesel trade.
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