President Donald Trump met with Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, following First Lady Melania Trump’s White House meeting with representatives from both Russia and Ukraine that commemorated the end of a localized ceasefire.
The president suggested on Thursday that a deal between Moscow and Kyiv could be reached soon. His comments came ahead of trilateral negotiations between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine, which are scheduled to take place next week.
“I think we’re going to be very close to settling Russia-Ukraine,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
While Trump confirmed that he met with Dmitriev on Thursday, he did not elaborate on the contents of the discussion. However, he told reporters that there would be an agreement regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine….