Overview

• Melania Trump’s senior adviser confirmed she will offer a brief greeting to Olena Zelenska on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, with no formal meeting or substantive sit-down planned.
• Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky are scheduled to hold a separate bilateral meeting at the U.N. today.
• The East Wing has described the first ladies’ interaction as informal after Zelenska sought multiple times to arrange a meeting.
• In August, Melania sent a letter to Vladimir Putin urging protection of children affected by the war, a step Zelensky publicly praised.
• Ukrainian officials allege at least 20,000 children were taken to Russia, and Melania is slated to address the assembly later on her Fostering the Future Together initiative.