Melania Trump secures "temporary ceasefire" in Ukrainian city

First lady Melania Trump's office on Friday said she — not President Trump or another top official — has secured a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky for humanitarian reasons. In an unusual announcement for a first lady's office, it said both nations agreed to temporarily halt all military action in the southern Ukrainian city "to allow for humanitarian aid to enter and to prepare a civilian evacuation through a designated safe passageway." The localized ceasefire will begin Thursday, Oct. 29. Russia and Ukraine have not commented on the first lady's announcement.The first lady's office says she worked "directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership to define the terms of the localized ceasefire.""The situation in Oleshky is dire," the first lady said in a statement. "Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster. Oleshky's remaining population is comprised primarily of elderly residents who urgently need medical attention, medicine, food, and clean water. The people of Oleshky have limited electricity, live amid mined roads, and endure regular military attacks. It was abundantly clear that without my interv...