Slovenia PM: Melania Trump Could Inspire US-Russia Detente

Slovenia PM: Melania Trump Could Inspire US-Russia Detente
Melania Trump listens to her husband US President-elect Donald Trump speak to the press at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2016. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia—As Melania Trump prepares to move into the White House, the future first lady’s native Slovenia is offering to serve as a mediator between her husband and Russian President Vladimir Putin once Donald Trump takes office.

Slovenia’s Prime Minister Miro Cerar said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that the tiny Alpine state where Melania Trump was born and raised “could become a bridge between the two superpowers,” which have been at odds over a number of issues.

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar during an interview with the Associated Press, in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar during an interview with the Associated Press, in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov. 28, 2016. AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic