JUST IN: Melania Trump Brokers Ceasefire Deal in Russian-Occupied Ukrainian City

Melania Trump has helped to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, "localized to Oleshky," the White House announced today.

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First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky.

The agreement, set to begin October 29, will allow humanitarian aid to enter and civilians to evacuate through a designated safe passage.

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Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators reached a deal Friday to provide humanitarian relief to the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in the war-divided region of Kherson in southern Ukraine.

Melania Trump, who worked with officials from both countries on a separate matter, initiated talks about Oleshky after learning about the situation at one of her events during the U.N. General Assembly session in September, the White House said in announcing her involvement.

She and a representative worked directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership to define the terms of the ceasefire, the White House said.

Ukraine’s top negotiator in the effort told The Associated Press that a local ceasefire with Russia will start Tuesday — two days before the mission begins — and last several days.

Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian ombudsman and his country’s chief negotiator in the talks, said the ceasefire would take effect across the Kherson region and neighboring areas essential to the operation. He added the initiative could act as a model for future humanitarian missions.

Russian officials also confirmed the agreement.

Lubinets earlier Friday thanked Melania Trump and said the deal would be tough to accomplish. He said the agreement calls for a ceasefire, followed by the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid. Lastly, civilians will be allowed to leave Oleshky, he said in a video message posted online.

“The operation will be carried out gradually and is extremely challenging to implement,” Lubinets said.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the first lady’s announcement. Through spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, Guterres said he hopes the local pause in fighting can become a step toward “an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire” leading to “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with international law.”

Lubinets said the operation would involve removing mines on the way to Oleshky before the physical delivery of humanitarian supplies and the arranging of evacuations.

He gave no further details on how the ceasefire or the aid mission would be monitored or implemented, citing the sensitivity of the negotiations. He declined to comment when asked if Melania Trump would travel to Ukraine.

“When Melania Trump learned about the situation in Oleshky, the negotiation process began under her coordination,” he said. “For several weeks, we discussed many questions, initiatives and ideas. We established new approaches, mechanisms and tools to do everything possible to help civilians in Oleshky survive.”

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WOW! First Lady Melania Trump just went full PEACE MODE with Russia-Ukraine, saying a ceasefire has been signed for Oleshky, a starving, Russian-occupied city in Ukraine

POTUS: "She does better than our professionals!"

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WOW! First Lady Melania Trump just went full PEACE MODE with Russia-Ukraine, saying a ceasefire has been signed for Oleshky, a starving, Russian-occupied city in Ukraine

POTUS: “She does better than our professionals!”

FIRST LADY TRUMP: “They are starting this ceasefire on the October 27th and I hope everything goes as it’s planned…we talked, we signed the agreements.”

Melania Trump used the direct communication channel she built with Moscow and Kyiv after already reuniting 34 war-displaced children across six previous operations

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries have confirmed they will halt fire on October 27 to clear landmines, deliver food and medicine, and evacuate trapped civilians

AMAZING FROM MELANIA.

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"Just to be crystal clear… the First Lady Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia… it's localized to Oleshky… but interesting and you might be the first ones to know this actually… the Russian military just said that almost in like a series of… pic.twitter.com/L4BLUF4yvM

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