‘Everyone is just going to be thrilled’: Trump promises ‘big, beautiful agreement’ to end war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump announced a “big beautiful agreement” on Ukraine that “might involve all of Europe.”Trump held a separate, private meeting with Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev after Russian and Ukrainian representatives met with First Lady Melania Trump. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said:I can’t tell you what I discussed, but I’m just telling you it’s going to be an agreement, it’s gonna 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.He added that, in his view, the United States is “very close” to “settling Russia-Ukraine.”Trump clarified that he had met separately only with the Russian representative, not with any Ukrainian representatives.Trump used the same language (“big beautiful bill”) to describe the law he signed in July 2025 — the signature initiative of his second term in the White House. The law, among other things, called for cuts to federal taxes and increased spending on defense and border security, aimed at combating illegal immigration.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.