Ceasefire negotiated by Melania Trump holds in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city

A ceasefire that first lady Melania Trump helped negotiate in a front-line Ukrainian city that she described as being on the "brink of disaster" went into effect Tuesday.The pause in fighting in Oleshky started around 3 a.m.local time as "part of a humanitarian mission being carried out with the mediation and coordination of U.S.

first lady Melania Trump, in cooperation with Yana Lantratova, Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights," according to Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights."The situation in Oleshky is dire.Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster," Trump said in a statement last week.

"Oleshky’s remaining population is comprised primarily of elderly residents who urgently need medical attention, medicine, food, and clean water."The people of Oleshky have limited electricity, live amid mined roads, and endure regular military attacks.It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible," she added.MELANIA TRUMP'S ADVISOR REVEALS HOW SHE BRIDGED PUTIN, ZELENSKYY TO BROKER FRONTLINE UKRAINE TRUCEFirst Lady Melania Trump, left, and civilians being evacuated from Oleshky, Ukraine, in October 2022 during the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war.

(Umit Bektas/Reuters; Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)The White House said both Ukraine and Russia "agreed to temporarily stop all military action in Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid to enter and to prepare a civilian evacuation through a designated safe passageway.""Non-military, civilian leaders from both countries will work together to visit Oleshky residents in their homes and determine the level of assistance they require.Residents who wish to evacuate will receive coordinated support and transportation to their preferred destination.

I anticipate some will want to go to Russia, and some to Ukraine," Trump added.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," s...

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