Ceasefire likely survived only due to Melania Trump's political utility
2 Nov 2 7:00 AM · 6d ago · 5 articles · 3 posts · 3 sources · development 2 of 2
Commentators argued Moscow held the truce partly to avoid undermining relations with Donald Trump, and Trump may have sought to present the ceasefire as a foreign policy win before US midterm elections. Russian state TV figure Artyom Sheynin acknowledged the political theater.
“I totally get why our official representatives need to 'play along' with the US first lady on Oleshky”
Artyom Sheynin
Melania Trump US First LadyUkraine's General Staff Military leadership
Dmitry Peskov Kremlin spokesmanYana Lantratova & Dmytro Lubinets Russian and Ukrainian human rights ombudsmenArtyom Sheynin Russian state TV figure
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🔴 BREAKING Fighting Returns to Kherson Region After Six-Day Ceasefire Combat operations have resumed in Ukraine's Kherson region following a six-day ceasefire, which was described as unprecedented but had minimal impact on the broader trajectory of the ongoing war. 📰 https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg5jl…
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# BBC # News Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
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