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Trump says ‘big, beautiful agreement’ on Ukraine ‘might involve all of Europe’

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Lester, N. (2026, November 6). Trump says ‘big, beautiful agreement’ on Ukraine ‘might involve all of Europe’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-europe-melania-trump-russia-b1303783.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-06 · by Nick Lester

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US President Trump spoke at the Oval Office about a potential "big, beautiful agreement" that could involve all of Europe in ending the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He made these comments after a meeting hosted by the White House to mark first lady Melania Trump’s efforts toward brokering a ceasefire in Oleshky, though no concrete details were provided on the discussions or the proposed deal. Meanwhile, the UK is preparing for potential peace in Ukraine with military exercises involving 2,800 troops from eleven nations scheduled in Poland starting November 9.
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US First Lady Melania Trump hosted peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at the White House on November 3, 2026. The meeting aimed to build upon a six-day ceasefire she brokered in Oleshky, which allowed nearly 800 people to escape from the besieged Ukrainian town along the Dnieper River. Subsequently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarded Melania Trump Ukraine's highest award for women, the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, citing her "significant personal contribution" to humanitarian support and evacuations in war zones. The discussions also included a call by Trump for an "enduring truce," though President Donald Trump separately met with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and did not meet Ukrainian officials directly.

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🔮 The UK and France will jointly lead Exercise Koalicja, involving 2,800 military forces from 11 nations, aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the conflict is over.
🔮 The UK and France will jointly lead Exercise Koalicja, involving 2,800 military forces from 11 nations, aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the conflict is over.
🔮 Democrats will have the power to block the president’s legislative agenda, reject his appointees and investigate his administration.
🔮 In the face of the crushing losses, Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
🔮 Several US major media outlets have reported the Democrats are also projected to regain control of the House of Representatives, which they last held in 2023, having flipped numerous seats in states including Kentucky, New Jersey and North Carolina.
🔮 “I thought that I could transfer those people into candidates.”
🔮 In the face of losses, Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
🔮 In the face of several losses, Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
🔮 “And if, at times these last two years, amidst the ceaseless onslaught of brutality and indecency, you doubted whether our republic would survive, let tonight’s results give you courage that the first light of dawn is on the horizon.”
🔮 The midterms, which will determine which party controls Congress, will be seen as a referendum on the controversial Republican leader, who had urged people to pretend he was on the ballot paper.
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Oleshky Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian

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Ukraine GPE · 6× Russian NORP · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× Russia GPE · 3× Ukrainian NORP · 3× Kyiv GPE · 2× Moscow GPE · 2× Oleshky GPE · 2× Melania Trump PERSON · 1× the White House ORG · 1×

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He made his remarks after representatives from Russia and Ukraine met at a rare, face-to-face event hosted by the White House to recognise first lady Melania Trump’s role in brokering a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky.
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🔮 The UK and France will jointly lead Exercise Koalicja, involving 2,800 military forces from 11 nations, aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the conflict is over.

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However, speaking in the Oval Office, the US president gave no further details on any proposed deal to end the conflict now in its fifth year. asserted
president → speak → year
He made his remarks after representatives from Russia and Ukraine met at a rare, face-to-face event hosted by the White House to recognise first lady Melania Trump’s role in brokering a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky. asserted
representatives → make → Oleshky
Mr Trump said he had met with Russian president Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev, but not the Ukrainian officials. asserted
he → say → envoy
The president declined to give details of the discussions, but indicated the war, triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion, was close to being settled. asserted
war → decline → invasion
He said: “There’s going to be an agreement. asserted
He → say → ?
It’s going to be a big agreement, and it’s going to involve more than Ukraine. asserted
it → go → Ukraine
“It’s going to be a big, beautiful agreement, and everyone’s going to be thrilled.” asserted
everyone → go → ?
Mr Trump has been pressuring the Kyiv government led by Volodymyr Zelensky to reach a peace deal with Moscow. asserted
Trump → pressure → Moscow
Following the crushing electoral defeats in this week’s midterms, which saw the Republicans lose control of Congress, the president is now even more likely to be seeking a settlement, which he can hold up as a win. asserted
he → follow → win
This has seen Mr Trump waive sanctions against the Kremlin, decline to blame Russia for starting the war and calling for Mr Zelensky to be replaced, portraying him as an obstacle to peace. asserted
Zelensky → see → peace
At the recent G20 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stressed the need “to secure just and lasting peace in Ukraine”. asserted
Miliband → stress → Ukraine
Meanwhile, hundreds of British troops and RAF jets are due to take part in a major multinational wargame in Poland to prepare for potential peace in Ukraine. asserted
hundreds → take → Ukraine
The UK and France will jointly lead Exercise Koalicja, involving 2,800 military forces from 11 nations, aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the conflict is over. asserted
conflict → lead → guarantees
Running from November 9 to 22, it will be the first major military exercise conducted by the Multinational Force Ukraine (MNF-U), the military arm of the Coalition of the Willing. asserted
it → run → Willing
Speaking at the White House event on Thursday, Slovenian-born Mrs Trump urged both sides in the conflict to choose “humanity over war” ahead of talks next week. asserted
Trump → speak → talks
She said: “We must use the courage we brought to Oleshky to find common ground through a shared concern for the suffering of innocent people.” asserted
we → say → people
She added: “What matters is not the modesty of this beginning but the determination to turn into something extraordinary.” asserted
matters → add → something
Both the Russian and Ukrainian delegations presented her with gifts. asserted
delegations → present → gifts
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