Melania Trump delivers personal letters to Zelenskyy and Putin through Ukrainian MP and Russian envoy

US First Lady Melania Trump delivered personal letters to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on 5 November.

Source: broadcast of the event; Lubinets on X (Twitter); Russian media outlet

Details: The content of the messages has not been disclosed. The US first lady also stated that the truce in Oleshky had become possible thanks to the cooperation of both sides and could be an important step towards promoting peace in the region.

Ukraine was represented at the meeting by Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and MP David Arakhamia. Russia was represented by Yana Lantratova, Human Rights Commissioner, and Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy.

Lubinets presented Melania Trump with the Order of Princess Olha, First Class.

Earlier, Zelenskyy awarded the US first lady with this honour for her significant contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine, the protection of Ukrainians' rights, and her help in rescuing children and civilians affected by Russian aggression.

Her assistance in the evacuation of people from occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast was noted separately.

Meanwhile, Dmitriev presented the first lady with a drawing by a girl from Oleshky who had "decided to live in Russia with her family".

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