White House Announces Ceasefire in Ukraine Mediated by Melania Trump

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The White House announced that Melania Trump mediated a local and temporary ceasefire in the city of Olshanske in southern Ukraine. According to Arutz Sheva, the city is under heavy siege and a severe humanitarian crisis, and approximately 2,000 residents who remain there are subsisting by eating grass. According to Israel Hayom, the agreement is meant to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of hundreds of civilians and elderly people.

According to Haaretz, Russia and Ukraine confirmed that the pause will begin on October 27, while according to Israel Hayom the agreement will take effect on October 29. Moscow and Kyiv have not yet publicly confirmed the details of the arrangement, according to Maariv. According to the White House, the ceasefire agreement is meant to help bring food and medicine into the city.