Melania Trump to bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives to White House
The White House says the US first lady will bring representatives of Russia and Ukraine together after a temporary ceasefire around Oleshky allowed civilians to leave.
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The White House said the first lady would speak about the Oleshky ceasefire at 11am Eastern Time on Thursday 5 November. Its announcement did not name the Russian and Ukrainian representatives or say when their meeting would take place.
The White House said Melania Trump independently initiated contact between the two countries and secured the truce. CBS News reported that both sides credited the first lady and Pope Leo with the ceasefire.
The pause was intended to allow humanitarian aid into Russian-occupied Oleshky, in southern Ukraine, and help civilians evacuate. The Associated Press reported that it began on 27 October and that residents were evacuated during it. CBS reported that the ceasefire ended on 1 November.
It was a local agreement, not a halt to the wider war: Russia and Ukraine continued aerial strikes elsewhere during the pause, according to AP.
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