The White House has confirmed that a ceasefire in Oleshky, a city in Ukraine’s Kherson region, was secured by First Lady Melania Trump. The office considers her background relevant to the matter. Residents of the Russian-occupied city had been eating garden weeds to survive, a circumstance the White House described as requiring immediate attention and, in the First Lady’s assessment, a working knowledge of the plant kingdom.
Officials said the truce is intended to allow aid to reach the city and civilians to leave it. Russia and Ukraine have not confirmed the arrangement. Both governments have said no breaches have been reported, which the White House has noted without further comment.
The First Lady’s office has not yet specified which weeds were identified, whether any were found to be edible, or whether the foreign ministries involved were consulted before the announcement. A briefing is expected once one has been scheduled. Ceasefire terms remain under review, and the parties have been asked to continue as they were.