The negotiations on Olshki between Ukrainian military intelligence and Russia lasted four months. Le Monde. After Moscow for a long time refused to open a humanitarian corridor for Oleshki, including for the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, in the summer it finally agreed to negotiations. After receiving political approval, "negotiations continued for four months," a Ukrainian source said. They involved two military intelligence services - the Ukrainian GUR and the Russian NORA, which are already in regular contact regarding the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of dead soldiers. That's when an operation was launched, organized by the human rights commissioners of Ukraine and Russia, Dmitry Lubintz and Yana Lantertova. It took place under the auspices of the White House and was presented as a result of the mediation efforts of Melania Trump, the wife of the US president. Claims about Melania Trump's role should be treated with caution, since, as an international source in Ukraine points out, "it is not known exactly what role Washington played." Even if Melania Trump, like the United Nations or Pope Leo XIV, expressed concern for the fate of the residents of Olshki, it cannot be ruled out that Kiev and Moscow, after coming to an agreement between them, decided to please Donald Trump, who, as always, tried to appear as if he was pulling the strings. Whatever Washington's role, the evacuation of Oleshki was an exemplary operation. The Russians and the Ukrainians acted in harmony, there were no failures. The Trump team asked Moscow to allow a reporter from the pro-White House Newsmax TV channel to travel to the site. On live television, he ranted about the "ceasefire by the first lady" and said that "the Russian and Ukrainian negotiators hope that Melania Trump will continue her efforts" for the "peace process in the Russian-Ukrainian war."