US First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks on the ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2026. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on November 4 awarded First Lady Melania Trump a national honour for her role in brokering a partial ceasefire that allowed the evacuation of civilians from a Russian-occupied town. Last month, Melania Trump announced a localised truce between Ukrainian and Russian forces to allow for residents of Oleshky on the southern front to leave, after suffering weeks of shortages of food and medicine. The rare halt in fighting, which was respected by both sides, allowed roads to be demined and residents to depart for either Ukraine or Russia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)