The humanitarian agreement was negotiated alongside Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Yana Lantratova, with Melania Trump playing a direct mediating role. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the US First Lady for her efforts.
Putin has never refused to talk,” TASS reported.
She said the ceasefire in the city of Oleshky should become a “starting point for lasting peace”. Asked whether Putin would answer a call from the Ukrainian president, Ushakov told Russian outlet Vesti, “I think he would answer, of course. The localised truce allowed residents to access essential supplies, including food, clean water and medicine, while also enabling the evacuation of people from the conflict-hit area. The humanitarian agreement was negotiated alongside Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Yana Lantratova, with Melania Trump playing a direct mediating role. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the US First Lady for her efforts. He added that people requiring evacuation had been moved out of the city and surrounding community. Ukrainian citizens from Oleshky had crossed the country’s border in the Chernihiv region and would receive the necessary assistance.
US First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday hailed a humanitarian operation in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Meanwhile, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had never refused to speak with Zelenskyy.