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‘Dark horse diplomat’: Melania Trump plays both sides in joint Russia-Ukraine White House visit

Published 5 November 2026, 7:46pm

As war rages on in Kyiv and other cities, the first lady celebrates her single-city ceasefire with Russian and Ukrainian envoys Beaming from a podium in the White House’s Grand Foyer, Melania Trump welcomed senior Russian and Ukrainian officials on Thursday to celebrate a…

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