Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire area expands in eastern Ukraine

The explosions fell silent in a tiny corner of the Ukrainian front Tuesday. There are no drones, said this woman from Kherson, which is just across the Dnipro River from besieged Oleshky. The village is held by Russia and mined roads and constant fire have cut off supplies for months, leaving the approximately 2,000 people unable to leave and so close to starvation that some have resorted to eating grass and weeds. After weeks of work by the Pope amongst others, US First Lady Melania Trump apparently got the ceasefire across the finish line. But Russia controls the evacuation routes and while Melania has said Oleshky's residents can go to Ukraine, they have to go through occupied territory first and in a video message a Ukrainian official told us that's a major concern. Cannot be sure how everything will happen and whether Russia will respect the agreements. Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin wants peace, but it doesn't look like it. Russia keeps firing on Ukraine's cities, including a hit on the grounds of a Kiev university that killed one person. Europe is worried Donald Trump's idea of peace is Ukraine's surrender. So Finland's president led a rare direct call with Vladimir Putin to clarify Europe won't let that happen. The discussion with President Putin was professional and direct. Putin's laundry list of demands to end his invasion hasn't budged and reportedly still includes NATO pulling out of the whole of Eastern Europe. It's become obvious to everyone that it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield, he said recently indicating that despite immense losses in the war Russia's leader still sees no reason to make compromises Chris Brown, CBC News, London