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Melania Trump calls for ‘enduring’ Russia-Ukraine peace as she hosts top officials at the White House
Ukraine has been reeling from the worst collapse in relations with Washington since the start of the war.
What the coverage shows
The outlets all center on Melania Trump hosting Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and on her calling for peace or a truce, with several framing it as a rare or local ceasefire being discussed. NBC, BBC, NPR and Al Jazeera foreground her role and the peace appeal, while the South China Morning Post, New York Times and The Independent place more emphasis on Donald Trump’s comments about a broader deal. The Guardian US is alone in stressing the event as a flattering exercise for Melania, and Al Jazeera’s later update is the only one to say Trump did not meet the visiting Ukrainian delegation.
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