The first lady of the United States, Melania Trumpannounced this Friday the achievement of a localized ceasefire agreement between the armies of Russia and Ukraine in the southern city of Oleshki, which will come into force on October 29 to facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance and the evacuation of civilians.
As detailed by the White House in an official statement, the president’s wife donald trump assumed the role of “exclusive intermediary” in direct talks with Russian and Ukrainian authorities.
The measure seeks to address the critical situation in the town, where the population—mostly older adults—remains trapped between mined areas, daily bombings and a severe shortage of food, medicine and electricity.
The plan contemplates the deployment of civilian teams for demining logistics and the coordinated transfer of evacuees to the destination of their choice, whether within Ukrainian or Russian territory, under the on-the-ground observation of a US media outlet.
For his part, the president donald trump He publicly praised the first lady’s efforts, highlighting the willingness of both parties to cooperate with his office.
The mediation, conceived after contacts established during the UN General Assembly in September, takes advantage of the diplomatic channel previously established by the first lady for the reunification of children separated by the conflict, and occurs in parallel with the efforts of the White House special envoy, Steve Witkoffbefore Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
“Both nations agreed to temporarily halt all military action in Oleshki to allow humanitarian aid to enter and prepare for the evacuation of civilians through a designated safe corridor. It was clear that without my intervention, it would have been impossible to get humanitarian aid into the city or evacuate the elderly,” first lady Melania Trump said at the official communication released by the White House.
The humanitarian initiative represents a milestone in the parallel diplomatic efforts promoted by the US administration to alleviate the civil impact of the war.
The technical teams of kyiv and Moscow In the coming days, they will coordinate demining maneuvers and transportation logistics to guarantee the safe operation of the corridor before the date set for the start of the ceasefire.
