Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inHarriette BoucherThursday 05 November 2026 22:58 GMTTrump claims 'big, beautiful' Russia peace deal 'could involve all of Europe'Andy Burnham has confirmed Vladimir Putin will not be invited to next year’s G20 summit in Manchester, as Donald Trump claims a "big, beautiful agreement" over Ukraine is near.Asked by The Economist if the Russian leader would be invited to the event, Mr Burnham replied: "No".This contrasts with Trump after his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said in September that Washington invited Putin to December's G20 in Miami.The US president suggested the conflict could soon conclude following a Thursday meeting with Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev.He told reporters: "It's going to be an agreement. It's going to be a big agreement, and it's going to involve more than Ukraine... I could even say it might involve all of Europe."In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: UK refuses to invite Putin to G20 summit as Trump claims of ‘big agreement’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in