‘Dark horse diplomat’: Melania Trump plays both sides in joint Russia-Ukraine White House visit
Summary
Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House after a limited ceasefire enabled an evacuation effort in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian town. She said she had helped with the planning and gave letters to representatives to deliver to Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while officials from both countries praised her involvement.Key Facts
- The meeting included Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia.
- Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, and Russia’s ombudsman, Yana Lantratova, also attended.
- The article says about 800 people had lived through a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Oleshky.
- Melania Trump said she reviewed de-mining plans and evacuation routes for the effort.
- Lubinets presented Trump with Ukraine’s Order of Princess Olga, first class.
- Dmitriev delivered a message of thanks from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump gave letters to the Russian and Ukrainian representatives for Putin and Zelenskyy.
- Trump had previously worked on a program that reunited more than 30 children displaced from their families during the conflict.
- The article reports that Russian attacks continued elsewhere in Ukraine, including a strike in Zaporizhzhia that killed 40 people on Wednesday.
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