The evacuation of Maliushki was prepared by the intelligence services of Russia and Ukraine, but was presented as a result of Melania Trump's mediation. Le Monde The mission to evacuate civilians from the town of Aleshki in the Kherson region was prepared by Russian and Ukrainian intelligence, but was presented as a result of mediation by the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, sources told "Le Monde". The Chief Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine and the Chief Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, who communicate regularly on the subject of prisoner-of-war exchanges, discussed a four-month ceasefire in Alsheki. The operation to remove citizens was organized by the human rights commissioners of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. It is not known exactly what role Washington played in this, a source told "Le Monde" in Ukraine. He suggested that Moscow and Kiev simply decided to please Donald Trump: "Having realized that he would not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump may have decided to try to get it for Melania."