Washington, Nov. 5 -- US First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday (local time) hosted Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the White House following the successful implementation of a humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky and the surrounding Kherson region.

Serving as an "Exclusive Intermediary" between Moscow and Kyiv, the First Lady facilitated written agreements signed on October 23, 2026, which established a localised truce, enabled civilian evacuations, cleared safe corridors, and advanced family reunification efforts.

Addressing a delegation that included Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, Russian counterpart Yana Lantratova, Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, and Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia, th...