First lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials. Trump met with Putin's envoy

President Donald Trump said he held talks Thursday at the White House with Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy of Vladimir Putin, but did not see the Ukrainian officials who were in the building the same day. PBS NewsHour · The Independent and The Independent both report that Trump would not reveal what the two men discussed, yet hinted at a coming accord that he said would reach beyond Ukraine and might cover all of Europe.

Both delegations had come for a ceremony hosted by first lady Melania Trump to mark the six-day local truce she negotiated in Oleshky, a besieged Ukrainian village. Dmitriev credited her humanitarian role and said Putin personally directed the effort. Davyd Arakhamia and Dmytro Lubinets spoke for Ukraine, and Arakhamia urged her to pursue further de-escalation. She said nearly 800 people left Oleshky, and that she and adviser Marc Beckman set the terms with both governments.

PBS NewsHour adds that the first lady handed letters for Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to their representatives. The Independent adds that peace has so far eluded Trump. Zelenskyy said the truce showed that when Putin wants fighting to stop, it stops.

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