# Putin ‘wanted very much’ for Melania Trump to broker Oleshky ceasefire, adviser says

https://mins.news/en/item/119600

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-28 18:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-putin-wanted-very-much-for-melania-trump-to-broker-oleshky-ceasefire-first-lady-adviser-says/

> Melania Trump’s senior adviser Marc Beckman said Putin strongly wanted the U.S. first lady to mediate a ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky, and formally proposed recognizing her as Russia’s exclusive intermediary. Ukraine accepted Russia’s proposal to bring the truce forward by two days and widen it to help deliver aid and prepare evacuations. A former UK defense attaché questioned Moscow’s motives, saying the arrangement could bolster its peacemaker credentials with the MAGA base before the midterms.

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