White House: Melania Trump to bring together representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House on 5 November

US First Lady Melania Trump will personally bring together representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House on 5 November. The White House and the first lady's office reported this. It is a meeting of representatives of two countries that are at war.

On the same day, Melania Trump is expected to make a statement on a ceasefire in Oleshky, Kherson region. According to the White House, it will concern a humanitarian mission in Oleshky.

According to the White House's account, Mrs Trump independently initiated contact between Russia and Ukraine and secured a ceasefire in Oleshky and adjacent districts of the Kherson region. The statement calls this an unprecedented diplomatic initiative by the first lady.

The White House describes the meeting as "an outstanding moment in American history." That is the administration's own assessment: among the available reports there are no statements from Moscow or Kyiv about the meeting or about the ceasefire in Oleshky.

Earlier attempts to stop the fighting went differently. In February 2025, US special envoy Keith Kellogg presented the outlines of a peace plan for Ukraine. In May 2025, the US administration proposed a three-day ceasefire, which Russia rejected.