WASHINGTON—First Lady Melania Trump will host representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on Nov. 5, marking a major diplomatic initiative as the conflict persists between the two countries.
The White House announced the meeting on Nov. 3, describing it as an “extraordinary moment in American history.”
The announcement was made after a temporary ceasefire between the two nations in the Kremlin-controlled city of Oleshky expired on Nov. 1. The first lady helped secure the six-day pause to facilitate humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations.
“Mrs. Trump independently initiated engagement between the two warring nations and successfully secured a ceasefire in Oleshky and the surrounding Kherson region,” the first lady’s office said in the statement on Nov. 3….