Melania Trump hints she could visit Ukraine and thanks Pope Leo after being accused of hogging ceasefire credit

President Donald Trump says his wife 'does better than our professionals', meaning envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. 'It could happen,' he added on a possible trip. The Oleshky truce is due to begin on October 29 so aid can reach about 2,000 residents, mostly elderly people and children, who are eating grass. The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV called Vladimir Putin on October 16.
Melania's statement: 'Without my intervention' aid and evacuations 'would be impossible'.
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin credited the pope with starting the ceasefire push.
Adviser Marc Beckman says Russia has agreed to extend the truce by two days.
