Trump Delivers First Lady’s Urgent Humanitarian Letter to Putin on Abducted Ukrainian Children

In a significant development reported this Saturday, former President Donald Trump hand-delivered a personal letter from First Lady Melania Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The letter reportedly addresses the critical plight of Ukrainian and Russian children caught in the ongoing conflict between the two European nations.

While the precise contents remain undisclosed, sources within the Trump administration informed Reuters that the letter specifically highlights the abductions of children stemming from the war that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This issue gained renewed attention earlier this August when the NGO Save Ukraine accused Russia of ‘state-sponsored child trafficking,’ following the publication of an online catalog of Ukrainian children by Russian-controlled administrations in Ukraine.

The International Criminal Court indicted Putin in 2023 for his alleged role in the war crime of abducting these children and transferring them from occupied Ukrainian territories to the Russian Federation, a charge for which he still faces arrest in 125 countries. Ukraine has consistently condemned the abduction of tens of thousands of its children as a war crime, aligning with the UN treaty definition of genocide.

Despite not attending the recent peace summit between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, First Lady Melania Trump’s letter underscores her commitment to children’s rights, an ambition she has previously likened to Eleanor Roosevelt’s advocacy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already conveyed his gratitude to the US First Lady for her efforts to repatriate forcibly deported Ukrainian children, calling it ‘a true act of humanism.’

The White House, seven months into Trump’s second presidency, continues to express concern over Russia’s abduction of over 20,000 Ukrainian children. US lawmakers, including Representatives Michael McCaul and Gregory Meeks, have also introduced congressional resolutions demanding the return of these children before any peace agreement is finalized, condemning Russia’s actions as direct results of Putin’s ‘war of choice.’

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