Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster', White House says
First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky to facilitate humanitarian aid and civilian evacuation. The truce, scheduled to begin on October 29, involves cooperation between Russian and Ukrainian leadership.
Why it matters
This rare diplomatic intervention by a US First Lady in an active conflict zone represents a significant development in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Image source, Ksenia Arkhipova Image caption, These residents were able to get out of Oleshky in spring this year
US First Lady Melania Trump has "successfully secured" a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, the White House has said.
It said the truce in the "front-line war city on the brink of disaster" without medicine, food and clean water would begin on 29 October.
Ukraine and Russia confirmed the deal was agreed to evacuate residents and deliver aid. They both said their forces would stop firing at 02:00 GMT on 27 October.
Oleshky was seized by Russia during the first days of its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Trapped between Ukrainian positions across the Dnipro River and Russian forces to the east, residents have recently resorted to eating garden weeds to survive.
Figure caption, Trump: First lady's 'initiative' led to truce for Ukraine city
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