The key facts

  • Peskov: Russia will be represented by Kirill Dmitriev and Yana Lantratova, if visa and logistical issues are resolved
  • The meeting with Melania Trump is scheduled for November 5, 7:00 p.m. Moscow time, at the White House and is dedicated to the ceasefire in Alyoshky
  • The Ukrainian delegation is to be led by Davyd Arakhamia

Composition of the Russian delegation

Russia at the meeting with US First Lady Melania Trump is to be represented by the President's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, head of the RDIF Kirill Dmitriev, and Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova. This was stated by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Gazeta.Ru and Life.ru. «We hope Kirill Dmitriev will be there. But the main figure there, as far as I understand, will be Yana Lantratova, if she manages to get there in time,» he said.

Visa and organizational difficulties

The delegation's participation remains in question: Peskov noted that a few hours before his statement, not all of those accompanying Lantratova had US visas, and such difficulties, according to him, are arising regularly these days. The final composition of the Russian delegation depends on resolving logistical issues; the full lineup for the trilateral talks on Ukraine, he said, will be announced by the Kremlin in due time.

Format and participants of the meeting

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (7:00 p.m. Moscow time) at the White House: Melania Trump will personally receive representatives of Russia and Ukraine and deliver a speech about the ceasefire in Alyoshky. Peskov named security guarantees as the topic of the meeting. The Ukrainian delegation, according to RIA Novosti as cited by Gazeta.Ru, is to be led by the head of the Servant of the People faction, Davyd Arakhamia. In the US administration, the meeting was called an exceptional event, emphasizing the First Lady's role in organizing direct contacts: her assistance, as Life.ru reported, made it possible to agree on a temporary ceasefire needed to deliver aid and evacuate civilians.