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Russian and Ukrainian officials thank Melania Trump for brokering ceasefire - video
Kirill Dimitrov, envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin, delivered a gift to Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday to thank her for brokering a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russian forces in Oleshky, Ukraine. During the same event, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets gifted t
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What the coverage shows
The outlets all center on Melania Trump hosting Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and on her calling for peace or a truce, with several framing it as a rare or local ceasefire being discussed. NBC, BBC, NPR and Al Jazeera foreground her role and the peace appeal, while the South China Morning Post, New York Times and The Independent place more emphasis on Donald Trump’s comments about a broader deal. The Guardian US is alone in stressing the event as a flattering exercise for Melania, and Al Jazeera’s later update is the only one to say Trump did not meet the visiting Ukrainian delegation.
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