Ukraine's Zelenskyy awards U.S. first lady Melania state honour
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded US First Lady Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, First Class, for her part in a humanitarian evacuation from Oleshky, according to a decree published on Wednesday.
Melania Trump said nearly 800 people left the town during the pause, the longest local halt in fighting since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
On Thursday she hosted a White House event with representatives of both Russia and Ukraine, TimesLIVE reported.
“We have chosen humanity over war”
TimesLIVE
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- 2026-11-04 16:35 UTCNZZ · nzz.ch ↗
- 2026-11-04 17:23 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 18:33 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 21:44 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 17:24 UTCTimesLIVE via Reuters · timeslive.co.za ↗
- 2026-11-05 18:47 UTCArab News via Reuters · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-06 10:22 UTCtaz · taz.de ↗
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