White House: Melania Trump secured ceasefire in Oleshky

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Oleshky so that humanitarian aid can be delivered and civilians evacuated from the area. The announcement came from the White House, the office of the US president.

According to the White House, the agreement was reached with the assistance of Melania Trump. The US side is thus presenting the truce as the result of her mediation between the two warring countries.

The source stresses that the ceasefire is temporary and has a narrow purpose: delivering aid and evacuating civilians. It is not a truce along the whole front, and the report gives no exact hours, duration or specific terms of the pause.

Further details of the arrangement, including how compliance will be ensured, are not yet known.