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First Lady Melania Trump called the humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky a possible starting point for broader peace between Russia and Ukraine as she brought representatives of both countries together at the White House on Thursday.
“We have chosen humanity over war,” Trump said, describing the effort as a chance to build “something more enduring than a temporary ceasefire.” She said residents should be able to live without fear of drones, missiles and land mines. “We were not born to spend our lives hiding in terror,” she said, adding that people are alive to “love, create, explore.”
Trump said she learned of the crisis in September and directed her representative, Mark Beckman, to work with Russia and Ukraine. She said both countries agreed to work with her as an “exclusive intermediary” and signed written agreements setting out the ceasefire’s terms.
She added she was involved throughout the planning, including discussions about mine-clearing plans, evacuation routes, hospital access, vehicles and medical resources. The ceasefire ran from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 and allowed humanitarian aid into Oleshky, enabling nearly 800 people to leave.
She credited Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s cooperation with making the ceasefire possible, calling it a meaningful precedent for advancing peace in the region.
Trump said she had written personal letters to both leaders and asked the Russian and Ukrainian representatives to deliver them.
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