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Melania Trump awarded Ukrainian honour for brokering Oleshky ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded US First Lady Melania Trump a state honour for her role in brokering a ceasefire that enabled the evacuation of nearly 800 civilians from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded US First Lady Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, for her role in brokering a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky. Nearly 800 people were evacuated during the truce, which ended on Sunday and marked the longest local pause in fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Melania Trump said she became aware of the humanitarian crisis in September and worked as an exclusive intermediary between Russia and Ukraine to secure the ceasefire, arrange aid deliveries and plan evacuation routes. On Thursday, she hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House to celebrate the truce, with both sides praising her diplomatic role, though neither elaborated on the nature or extent of her involvement. The meeting comes ahead of planned three-way talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the wider war.
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