Ukrainians are celebrating Melania Trump on social media in a series of memes, after Donald Trump suggested the first lady played a part in his apparent change of heart over Russia. Shortly after the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion, she appealed to her social media followers to donate to the Red Cross, saying it was “heartbreaking and horrific to see innocent people suffering”. Agent Melania Trumpenko pic.twitter.com/rVzf6tJfvJ — Kate from Kharkiv (@BohuslavskaKate) July 14, 2025After Trump’s Oval Office comments on Monday, one social media user posted a photo of “Agent Melania Trumpenko” wearing a blazer with a Ukrainian trident insignia. The magazine Business in Ukraine observed that “there is a lot of love on social media tonight for Melania Trump” after the announcement that the US would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine. Allow and continueAnother meme shows the first lady standing behind her husband in the Oval Office, while he signs a presidential decree.