Melania hosts Russia and Ukraine officials, urges lasting peace
Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on 5 November and urged them to build a lasting peace after a local humanitarian ceasefire around Oleshky.
Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on 5 November and urged them to build a lasting peace after a local humanitarian ceasefire around Oleshky.
The White House said the operation allowed nearly 800 people to evacuate and enabled deliveries of food, water and medicine. The first lady described her role in negotiating the arrangements and gave officials letters for Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
The meeting concerned a limited humanitarian operation, not a nationwide ceasefire or a peace agreement ending the war.
Senior officials from both countries attended, including Kirill Dmitriev; Yana Lantratova, Russia’s human rights commissioner; David Arakhamia, leader of Ukraine’s Servant of the People party in parliament; and Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s parliamentary human rights commissioner. The truce ran from 27 October to 1 November in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, in Kherson region. ‘Together, we can create something more enduring than a temporary ceasefire,’ Melania Trump said. Dmitriev gave her a painting by an 11-year-old girl, and Zelensky sent her the Order of Princess Olga, Al Jazeera reported.