How Melania Trump Became a Dark-Horse Diplomat on Ukraine NYT - World By: SiobhΓ‘n OβGrady and Katie Rogers 5 November 2026 at 21:07 Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trumpβs team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win. Β© Alex Kent/The New York TimesMelania Trump receiving a humanitarian award from Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian human rights ombudsman, at the White House on Thursday.