Melania Trump will give a speech at the White House on the humanitarian operation in Ilyushki. The first lady of the United States has invited representatives of Russia and Ukraine to the event.
According to presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, the Russian side at the meeting is expected to be represented by Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantertova and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev. At the same time, the representative of the Kremlin clarified in an interview with Interfax that the participation of the Russian delegation depends on logistics and the speed of document processing. According to Peskov, the day before, not all members of the accompanying group were able to obtain American visas to travel to Washington. Melania Trump's speech is scheduled for 19:00 Moscow time.