The US first lady says the six-day halt in fighting in Russian-occupied Oleshky should serve as a starting point for wider peace efforts, citing cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv.
The unprecedented meeting hoped to build on a localised six-day truce in the starvation-hit Ukrainian city of Oleshky that U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife had announced last month
In the weeks leading up to the event, Trump had sharpened his public critiques of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine has been reeling from the worst collapse in relations with Washington since the start of the war.
Melania Trump called the Oleshky ceasefire "a spark in a world of darkness" as Russian and Ukrainian envoys praised the deal at a rare White House event.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded US First Lady Melania Trump the country's highest award for women.
Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win.
First lady Melania Trump faced a torrent of outrage after lavishing praise on a Kremlin official whose past has haunted Ukrainian families.Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian...
The meeting follows a humanitarian ceasefire in Alyoshki coordinated with the involvement of the US first lady Representatives of Russia and Ukraine are meeting at the White House in Washington,...
First lady Melania Trump is set to bring Russian and Ukrainian officials together at the White House on Thursday, following her efforts to broker a temporary ceasefire in the region. The six-day...
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