Melania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian envoys at the White House Representatives of Russia and Ukraine are meeting at the White House in Washington for talks led by First Lady Melania Trump. The meeting followed a temporary humanitarian ceasefire in Ilyushki, a city in the Russian Kherson region, in coordination with the involvement of the first ladies. The White House announced the gathering on November 3, describing it as "an extraordinary moment in American history. "Russia is represented by Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantertova and Special Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Ukraine sent Human Rights Commissioner Dmitri Lubinz and David Arkhamia, the head of the ruling parliamentary faction from the People's Minister.