President Donald Trump meets Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian presidential envoy, at the White House while Ukrainian representatives also visit the US for an event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump. The event, which honours Melania Trump’s work brokering a ceasefire in Oleshky, brings together Russian and Ukrainian officials, but Trump does not meet with the Ukrainian representatives during the visit.
Across outlets, Trump describes the meeting with the envoy and signals that he expects progress on Ukraine, with one report saying he predicts a “very big” deal. Other coverage focuses on the contrast between Trump’s direct engagement with the Russian envoy and his decision not to visit Ukrainian officials, even as both sides are present at the White House for the Melania Trump–hosted event.
While all accounts place the meeting at the White House and identify Dmitriev as the Russian envoy, they vary in emphasis: some lead with Trump’s remarks about an anticipated agreement, while others lead with the event’s setting and the missing meeting with Ukrainian representatives.
