Melania Trump calls for peace at meeting with Russia, Ukraine officials

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: November 5, 2026Country: United States
World / InternationalPolitics
Melania Trump calls for peace at meeting with Russia, Ukraine officials

Melania Trump urged Russia and Ukraine to build on the six-day humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky and seek a more enduring peace at a meeting at the White House. Attendees included Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova, alongside Ukrainian representatives David Arakhamia and Dmytro Lubinets. Trump said written agreements made her an intermediary and that she had taken part in planning, including reviewing de-mining plans and evacuation routes. Ukrainian representatives presented her with the Order of Princess Olga, first class, awarded by Volodymyr Zelensky, and she gave officials letters addressed to Vladimir Putin and Zelensky.

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