--- title: "Melania Trump to Personally Host Ukrainian and Russian Delegations at the White House Regarding Oleshky: Participants Revealed" description: "The White House announced that Melania Trump will hold a meeting in Washington on November 5 with representatives of Ukraine and Russia regarding the ceasefire in Oleshky. An RBC-Ukraine source revealed the composition of both delegations." date: 2026-11-03T16:46:03.248Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/melania-trump-meeting-oleshky-ukraine-russia tags: [melania-trump, olechky, ceasefire, ukraine, russia, humanitarian-aid] author: "Marina Slivenko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Melania Trump to Personally Host Ukrainian and Russian Delegations at the White House Regarding Oleshky: Participants Revealed ![David Arakhamia during a political appearance in front of a building](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/03/melania-tramp-vstrecha-olechky-ukraina-rossiya/melania-tramp-vstrecha-olechky-ukraina-rossiya-1.webp) ## Key Points - The White House confirmed that Melania Trump will deliver a statement on Oleshky on November 5 at 6:00 PM Kyiv Time and host Ukrainian and Russian delegations. - According to an RBC-Ukraine source, David Arakhamia and Dmytro Lubinets will arrive from Ukraine, and Kirill Dmitriev and Yana Lantratova from Russia. - The local ceasefire in Oleshky lasted from October 27 to November 1 and allowed the evacuation of over 500 civilians. The White House officially announced that US First Lady Melania Trump will deliver a statement regarding the ceasefire in Oleshky on Thursday, November 5, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (6:00 PM Kyiv Time) near the president's residence. According to a well-informed RBC-Ukraine source, it is within the framework of this initiative that Melania Trump will personally host representatives of both warring countries in Washington. Previously, she initiated diplomatic engagement between Ukraine and Russia and reportedly achieved a local ceasefire in Oleshky and the adjacent territory of the Kherson region. ### Delegation Composition: Who Will Come to the White House According to the RBC-Ukraine source, the meeting with the US First Lady will be attended by David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction, and Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, on behalf of Ukraine. On the Russian side, as the same source claims, Russian Presidential Special Representative Kirill Dmitriev and Russian Ombudsperson Yana Lantratova will be present. Thus, both political and human rights figures from both sides are involved in the negotiations. ### Humanitarian Crisis: Blockade and Famine Since Early 2026 Since the beginning of 2026, the situation in occupied Oleshky on the left bank of the Kherson region has become critical, according to participants in the negotiation process. The reasons are roads mined by the Russian military and drone attacks targeting food transport. Since spring, the city — which had a pre-invasion population of about 25,000 and about 6,000 civilians remaining by the time of the crisis — has faced actual famine. The last targeted food delivery reportedly took place on May 26. ### Airdropped Aid and the Cost of Life for Residents Ukraine's Defense Forces periodically dropped food and medicine to civilians using drones. However, according to the same reports, Russian forces mined the routes and hunted local residents. As a result, people died from explosions and malnutrition, and due to destroyed infrastructure and morgue operations, the bodies of the dead were reportedly left directly on the streets and in hospitals. ### Negotiation Process and International Involvement Negotiations to rescue civilians had been conducted since spring at the initiative of Ombudsperson Dmytro Lubinets and were accompanied by appeals to the ICRC, OSCE, Vatican, and the UN. In October, Pope Leo XIV joined the process, and a decisive diplomatic breakthrough was reportedly achieved through the mediation of US First Lady Melania Trump. ### Silence Regime and Evacuation of Over 500 Civilians On October 23, an agreement on a local ceasefire was announced, which came into effect on October 27 and lasted until November 1. This made it possible to unblock the humanitarian corridor: aid was delivered to residents, and more than 500 civilians were evacuated by buses. Those who chose to return to territory controlled by Ukraine were organized a route through Crimea, Russia, and Belarus followed by a meeting at the Ukrainian border. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Арахамия и Лубинец едут на встречу с Меланией Трамп по Олешкам, - источник РБК-Украина](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/arahamiya-ta-lubinets-yidut-zustrich-melanieyu-1793724064.html) - The time and format of Melania Trump's statement (November 5, 11:00 AM ET / 6:00 PM KYIV) is per the White House statement. The composition of both delegations is per an anonymous informed source, without official confirmation. ## FAQ ### When and where will the meeting with Melania Trump take place? According to the White House statement, on November 5 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (6:00 PM Kyiv Time) near the White House; it is within this initiative, according to the source, that she will host delegations from Ukraine and Russia. ### Who will be in the delegations according to the source? From Ukraine — David Arakhamia and Dmytro Lubinets; from Russia — Kirill Dmitriev and Yana Lantratova. This data is provided according to an anonymous RBC-Ukraine source. ### What happened in Oleshky under the silence regime? The local ceasefire lasted from October 27 to November 1, allowing the humanitarian corridor to be unblocked, aid delivered, and more than 500 civilians evacuated by buses.