Melania Trump Writes to Putin About Abducted Ukrainian Children
First Lady Raises Concerns Over Child Abductions Resulting From the War in Ukraine in a Personal Letter to Russian President.
US President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, has drawn attention to the issue of children affected by the war in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to two White House officials who spoke on Friday, President Trump hand-delivered the letter to Putin during their summit talks in Alaska.
Slovenian-born Melania Trump was not present during the trip to Alaska.
The contents of the letter were not disclosed beyond its mention of the abductions of children resulting from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The seizure of Ukrainian children by Russia has been a contentious issue, with Ukraine labeling such actions as potential war crimes meeting the UN's definition of genocide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude towards First Lady Melania Trump following her husband’s call on Saturday, describing it as an act of 'true humanism.'
Russia has previously claimed to be protecting vulnerable children from the war zone.
The United Nations Human Rights Office has accused Russia of causing suffering to millions of Ukrainian children and violating their rights since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
The meeting between Trump and Putin lasted nearly three hours at a US military base in Anchorage, during which no ceasefire agreement was reached regarding the conflict in Ukraine.
According to two White House officials who spoke on Friday, President Trump hand-delivered the letter to Putin during their summit talks in Alaska.
Slovenian-born Melania Trump was not present during the trip to Alaska.
The contents of the letter were not disclosed beyond its mention of the abductions of children resulting from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The seizure of Ukrainian children by Russia has been a contentious issue, with Ukraine labeling such actions as potential war crimes meeting the UN's definition of genocide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude towards First Lady Melania Trump following her husband’s call on Saturday, describing it as an act of 'true humanism.'
Russia has previously claimed to be protecting vulnerable children from the war zone.
The United Nations Human Rights Office has accused Russia of causing suffering to millions of Ukrainian children and violating their rights since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
The meeting between Trump and Putin lasted nearly three hours at a US military base in Anchorage, during which no ceasefire agreement was reached regarding the conflict in Ukraine.
