Donald Trump’s remarks on Ukraine on Monday were far from the biggest announcement the US president could have made.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), on the day President Trump announces a deal to get U.S. weapons to NATO, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump also revealed that Putin had recently offered to assist in mediating between Israel and Iran during their brief June conflict — an offer he declined. “I said, ‘No, no, you help me get a settlement with you, with Russia,’” Trump recounted. “And I think we're going to be doing that too.”