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Delegations of Russian and Ukrainian officials, including human rights chiefs from both countries, are set to meet US First Lady Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday. The meeting precedes talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war. The gathering comes weeks after Melania Trump helped broker a partial ceasefire that enabled the evacuation of civilians from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky. France 24 reported the planned meeting in a headline published on 5 November 2026.