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In our news wrap Friday, the White House says Melania Trump brokered a localized ceasefire deal in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky, Romania's president blamed Russia for a drone strike that sank a cargo ship in the Black Sea and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the army there to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank.

First Lady Melania Trump has helped secure a localised, humanitarian ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for the front-line city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, the White House says.

President Trump says it was First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative that led to a ceasefire in Oleshky.

The White House announces the US first lady helped broker a local ceasefire on humanitarian grounds in the Ukrainian town as Washington sends mixed messages on Starshield.

The Ukrainian city of Oleshky, occupied by Russia and on the frontline, faces a humanitarian crisis. The localized truce comes as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said negotiators would meet for wider talks next month.

It's unclear exactly how long the ceasefire is set to last.

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.

Both Putin and Zelenskyy said Thursday they were open for peace negotiations, even as they continued strikes overnight.

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