Anchorage (TDI): US First Lady Melania Trump raised concerns over the fate of children caught in the Ukraine war through a private letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported citing two White House officials on Friday.
President Donald Trump personally delivered the letter to Putin during their summit in Alaska, the officials said.
Melania, who was not present on the trip, wrote about the abductions of Ukrainian children taken into Russia or Russian-occupied areas.
The officials declined to reveal the full contents but confirmed the message highlighted the humanitarian issue, the report added.
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Ukraine has accused Russia of illegally transferring tens of thousands of children, calling it a war crime and an act of genocide under UN definitions.
Moscow, by contrast, insists it has been relocating children to protect them from the dangers of conflict.
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The UN Human Rights Office has said Russia’s actions have subjected millions of Ukrainian children to suffering and rights violations since the invasion began in 2022.
Trump and Putin met for nearly three hours at a US Air Force base in Anchorage, but their talks did not produce an agreement on halting the fighting.
Farkhund Yousafzai is the Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
