Melania Trump-Brokered Truce Begins In Ukrainian Town Of Oleshky
US First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a limited ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky to facilitate humanitarian aid. The truce, which began Tuesday, allows for civilian assistance and voluntary evacuation, though monitoring details remain unclear.
Why it matters
This represents a rare instance of high-level diplomatic intervention in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, potentially signaling a shift in humanitarian access strategies.
A truce between Ukraine and Russia aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky entered into force early Tuesday, having been announced by US First Lady Melania Trump last week.Both sides said they would observe the truce starting at 3:00 am local time (0100 GMT). AFP was not able to immediately verify whether there had been a decrease in fighting.The war-ravaged city in Ukraine's southern Kherson region has been caught in the crosshairs of fighting between the two sides since 2022, when it was seized by Russian forces at the start of their invasion. Former residents told AFP earlier this year that those remaining in the city were starving, lacked medicine and could not easily leave.The ceasefire, which applies to a limited area, comes as the Ukraine war grinds through its fifth year.Three-way peace talks between Washington, Moscow and Kyiv are set to resume in November after a…
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