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Russia’s human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova will lead Moscow’s side at Melania Trump’s Washington meeting with Ukrainian officials — if her traveling party can get visas
Russia says human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova will lead its delegation to a Washington meeting with Ukrainian officials, organised by Melania Trump. The gathering matters because it brings Russian and Ukrainian representatives together after both sides credited Trump with mediating a humanitarian truce.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev would also attend, but some members of the Russian party had not yet received visas. Ukraine plans to send parliamentary faction leader Davyd Arakhamia and human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets. Lantratova and Lubinets previously coordinated an operation that evacuated hundreds of people from Oleshky, in the Kherson region.
In short
- Lantratova is expected to lead Russia’s delegation in Washington.
- Some Russian delegates were still awaiting visas.
- Ukraine plans to send Arakhamia and Lubinets.
Explained simply
Yana Lantratova is Russia’s human rights commissioner, a public official who deals with rights-related complaints and cases. Her Ukrainian counterpart is Dmytro Lubinets. The two have previously worked together on an operation to evacuate hundreds of people from Oleshky, in the Kherson region.
The planned meeting brings Russian and Ukrainian representatives together in Washington, with Melania Trump organising it. Russia’s delegation is also expected to include Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, while Ukraine plans to send parliament faction leader Davyd Arakhamia. Humanitarian issues are the focus, and the meeting follows a truce that both sides have credited Donald Trump with helping to mediate.