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Zelensky awards Melania Trump Ukraine's highest honour
Ukraine's president gives the Order of Princess Olga to the US First Lady for brokering a ceasefire that allowed evacuations from Oleshky.
In brief
Ukraine's president gives the Order of Princess Olga to the US First Lady for brokering a ceasefire that allowed evacuations from Oleshky. Ukraine's president awarded Melania Trump the country's highest honour for women after she brokered a ceasefire in Kherson that enabled evacuations from the Russian-occupied city…
Ukraine honours Melania Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the US First Lady the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, Ukraine's highest award for women, for her humanitarian support.
Ceasefire enabled evacuations
The award follows a ceasefire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region that allowed several hundred people to evacuate from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
White House credits Melania
The White House said Melania Trump independently initiated engagement between the warring nations and successfully secured the ceasefire, calling it an unprecedented diplomatic initiative by an American First Lady.
“This achievement marks an unprecedented diplomatic initiative by an American First Lady”
Senior delegations meet Thursday
Russian and Ukrainian delegations including ombudsmen and senior officials will meet at the White House on Thursday at Melania Trump's invitation to discuss the ceasefire.
Key participants named
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova, Ukrainian MP Davyd Arakhamia and Russian official Kirill Dmitriev will attend the White House talks.
Melania to address ceasefire
On Thursday Melania Trump will deliver remarks on the ceasefire in Oleshky at 11:00, 16:00 GMT. Russian, Ukrainian and American representatives will also meet in Abu Dhabi next week.
The headline
Ukraine's president awarded Melania Trump the country's highest honour for women after she brokered a ceasefire in Kherson that enabled evacuations from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
