US First Lady Melania Trump will host officials from Moscow and Kyiv at the White House on Thursday, ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war.
The talks have revived hopes for peace, as Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds through its fifth year, and a recent rapprochement between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has raised concerns the United States could turn its back on Kyiv.
Moscow’s adviser for international economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, and human rights ombudsman Yana Lantratova plan to meet Melania Trump on Thursday “provided that all logistical arrangements work out”, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency reported Wednesday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, announced he would also be meeting Melania Trump in Washington.
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