President Donald Trump confirmed holding talks with Vladimir Putin ’s envoy at the White House on Thursday, but did not meet visiting Ukrainian officials.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump acknowledged his conversation with Kirill Dmitriev. "I can’t tell you what I discussed," Trump said.

Asked if he had met Ukrainian representatives, Trump said he had not.

Officials from both countries were at the White House for an occasion honouring Melania Trump ’s work brokering a ceasefire in Oleshky .

Having declined to provide details regarding his discussion with Dmitriev, Trump indicated that a wider arrangement was taking shape.

"Its going to be an agreement, it’s going to be a big agreement and it’s going to involve more than Ukraine ," Trump said, noting that it could potentially encompass the whole of Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy joined Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday as she brought together Russian and Ukrainian officials to recognise the localized ceasefire…