Melania Trump receives Ukraine’s Order of Princess Olha at White House meeting on Oleshky evacuation
U.S. first lady Melania Trump met with Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House following a humanitarian mission in the occupied town of Oleshky. Russia was represented by ombudswoman Yana Lantratova and presidential special envoy Kirill Dmitriev; Ukraine was represented by ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and Davyd Arakhamia, who heads the Servant of the People faction in parliament.
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump met with representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House following a humanitarian mission in the occupied town of Oleshky. The meeting came after Melania Trump received Ukraine's Order of Princess Olha from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Both sides agreed that the ceasefire in Oleshky would have been impossible without their cooperation, with Ukrainian officials describing it as a significant de-escalation since 2022.
Melania Trump received an Order of Princess Olha from Zelensky, while Russian Presidential Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev presented her with a drawing from an 11-year-old girl evacuated from Oleshky, who thanked her for saving "many lives."
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