Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeThe first lady could be President Zelenskyy’s unlikely ally in the White House, influencing Trump’s recent tougher stance on Russia. As the president this week decided to deliver Patriot air missiles to Kyiv, Melania Trump has been reminding him of the deadly toll of Russian airstrikes on Ukraine. Melania was born behind the Iron Curtain in 1970 and grew up in the former Yugoslavia. Please, if you can, donate to help them [International Red Cross],” she posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Source: The Times July 15, 2025 22:46 UTC