{"id":"fa8d9fe6-5d72-4c76-87ce-2b05f866ef70","url":"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-23/melania-trump-helps-forge-ceasefire-deal-in-russian-occupied-ukrainian-city-white-house-says","domain":"latimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Los Angeles Times","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, White House says","plainHeadline":"Melania Trump brokered a ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["First lady Melania Trump brokered a local ceasefire in Oleshky for aid and evacuations.","Ceasefire set to begin Thursday after discussions with Russian and Ukrainian leadership.","Oleshky is a war-ravaged city on the Dnipro River with no electricity or water.","Residents may evacuate to Russia or Ukraine with coordinated transportation.","An impartial American media organization will document the process on the ground."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T15:18:02.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T15:54:40.483Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ea4ffe91-3621-4d1e-90e1-261b6d02de5c","storyId":"ea4ffe91-3621-4d1e-90e1-261b6d02de5c","image":"https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bc56cef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6138x3222+0+435/resize/1200x630!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2Fb8%2F9c1cff6e456d831034d19cdb85ca%2Fdcc1ce989cff448daee00393129edcd3.jpg","author":null,"dek":"The localized ceasefire is set to begin Thursday, with the American first lady saying in a news release that the situation in Oleshky is “on the brink of disaster.”"}