Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the talks, Trump declined to disclose what he and Dmitriev discussed, but said any settlement would extend beyond Ukraine. "It will be a big, beautiful deal, and everyone will be thrilled," he said.
Trump did not meet the Ukrainian representatives who were in Washington the same day. A few hours earlier, first lady Melania Trump received them together with Dmitriev and Russia's human rights commissioner, Yana Lantratova. The meeting was also attended by Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's parliamentary human rights commissioner, and David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada.
Melania Trump expressed hope that a six-day truce in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, reached with her involvement, would lead to a more durable peace.
The same day, the US president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reported "productive and substantive" consultations between Washington and Ukraine, NATO and European partners in Brussels. According to him, security guarantees for Kyiv and a broader architecture of European security were discussed.
US special envoy Steven Witkoff announced a new round of Russia-Ukraine talks mediated by the United States. The meeting will take place on November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, where the sides will discuss post-war security, de-escalation and humanitarian initiatives.
The Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the Kremlin said. The Moscow Times notes that in June last year, after a meeting with the Ukrainian side in Turkey, Medinsky said Ukraine must accept Moscow's conditions and abandon integration with the West to end the war.