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Fachada de la Casa Blanca con una larga mesa de reunión vacía, micrófonos y banderas de Estados Unidos
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Melania Trump hosts Russia and Ukraine at the White House

Melania Trump receives Russian and Ukrainian delegates at the White House this Thursday ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks on November 10 and 11.

--- The context --- The war that followed the full-scale invasion launched by Moscow is in its fifth year,. Against that backdrop, humanitarian diplomacy carved out a space of its own when a limited ceasefire in Oleshky allowed residents to evacuate and roads to be cleared,, an effort attributed to her own initiative. --- The facts --- Melania Trump receives Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House this Thursday, ahead of the talks scheduled in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11. On the Russian side, Kremlin adviser for international economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev and Russian human rights ombudswoman Yana Lantratova are expected to meet with her. On the Ukrainian side, human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets confirmed that he will also hold a meeting in Washington with the first lady, who is 56. The gathering precedes the Abu Dhabi meeting, the first meetings among the three parties since February. The Ukrainian president reported on Wednesday that he spoke for an hour and a half with American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and awarded her the Order of Princess Olga, First Class, for Oleshky. The first lady will deliver a speech this Thursday at 11:00 local time. --- The positions --- The American administration described the meetings as an extraordinary event. The first lady's office stated, in attributed indirect terms, that she independently initiated the efforts behind the ceasefire in Oleshky and the surrounding Kherson region, as an unprecedented initiative. The Ukrainian recognition highlighted, in attributed indirect terms, her humanitarian support and her defense of human rights. --- What remains unknown --- It is not yet known what verifiable commitments on civilian protection will emerge this Thursday, what reach Abu Dhabi will have, or whether Oleshky can be extended to the southern front. --- Unanswered questions --- What commitments on civilian evacuation and demining will come out of this Thursday's meetings? Can the Oleshky model be repeated in other areas of the southern front? What role will the first lady play in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11? How will Kyiv respond if the rapprochement between Washington and Moscow reshapes the negotiation? --- EPM analysis --- The value of this day will be measured in people, not in protocol: opening corridors and moving civilians out has already shown practical use. Yet the unease in Kyiv over the rapprochement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is a reminder that the trust of the party under invasion cannot be taken for granted. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, this Thursday's meeting matters because it puts the protection of civilians ahead of the division of positions, and because it arrives backed by a concrete result in Oleshky, where evacuation and demining were verifiable. The first lady takes on an unusual role that will keep its legitimacy only if it produces measurable commitments and if Kyiv takes part on equal terms. Without guarantees for the population and transparency about what is agreed, the White House photograph will remain a gesture, however extraordinary it is presented as being.
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