Melania Trump calls for lasting Ukraine truce as she hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials
Summary
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and called for a lasting ceasefire after a six-day truce enabled residents to evacuate Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region. The officials credited her with helping secure the truce, while acknowledging that broader negotiations to end the war remain difficult.Key Facts
- The six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky allowed hundreds of residents to evacuate.
- Melania Trump said she reviewed evacuation routes, demining plans, roadways, hospital access and medical resources during the truce.
- The White House meeting included Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, lawmaker Davyd Arakhamia, Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
- Both Russian and Ukrainian representatives thanked Melania Trump for her role in the ceasefire.
- Arakhamia called the truce the biggest de-escalation since 2022 and said political negotiations remained complex.
- Melania Trump gave the Russian and Ukrainian representatives letters to deliver to their presidents, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
- The White House displayed two historic objects it described as symbols of peace: an 18th-century medicine chest and a cup presented to a French ambassador in 1899.
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