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Melania Trump calls for peace at meeting with Russia, Ukraine officials
US first lady hosts Russian, Ukrainian officials at the White House, urges two sides to build on recent local truce.
What the coverage shows
Most outlets focus on Melania Trump hosting Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House and on her call for a more enduring or lasting peace, with NBC News, BBC News, Al Jazeera and The Hill all using that framing. The Guardian US is the most distinctive, emphasizing the event as a display of mutual flattery and reporting gift exchanges at the White House, while The Independent alone adds that Trump had recently sharpened her public critiques of Zelensky. Fox News does not cover the event at all in the material provided, instead leading on a separate cartel crackdown story.
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