Melania Trump hosts Ukraine, Russia officials, calls for ‘more enduring’ truce
What happened
Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House on Thursday to mark a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky, which she helped broker.
During the truce, hundreds of residents facing starvation and constant shelling were able to leave Oleshky, according to the BBC.
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, Ukrainian MP Davyd Arakhamia and the two countries' human rights ombudsmen, Dmytro Lubinets and Yana Lantratova, attended.
Arakhamia called the Oleshky truce the "biggest de-escalation since 2022", and the first lady urged a "more enduring" ceasefire.
“We have chosen humanity over war”
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