Alyushki is a spark in a world of darkness," said Melania Trump. The first lady of the USA met with representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House and stated that she participated in all stages of the preparation of the humanitarian operation, and serves as a mediator between Moscow and Kiev: "Russia and Ukraine respected our relations and agreed to cooperate with me as the sole mediator in establishing a ceasefire in Alsheki and the area adjacent to the Kherson region. Our common goal was to provide essential humanitarian aid to the residents of Alsheki and to organize safe corridors for the evacuation of civilians." The special representative of the President of the Russian Federation Kirill Dmitriev noted that Vladimir Putin personally gave the necessary instructions for a ceasefire in Alsheki.