THE WHITE HOUSE – First lady Melania Trump announced Friday that she secured an agreement with Russia on the reunification of Ukrainian children with their families.
Trump spoke for six minutes, sharing that she had been keeping an “open channel of communication” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over displaced Ukrainian children. She shared that Russia has agreed to return Ukrainian children with their families, and in the 24 hours since the agreement, eight children have been returned. (RELATED: Melania Trump Set To Make Surprise Big-Screen Debut)
“Each child has lived in turmoil because of the war in Ukraine,” Trump said. “Three were separated from their parents and displaced to the Russian Federation because of frontline fighting. The other five were separated from family members across borders because of the conflict, including one young girl who has now been reunited from Ukraine to Russia.”
First Lady Melania Trump addresses the Nation, announcing that she has kept an “open channel of communication” with Putin on children impacted by the war.
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The first lady also said she had expressed concern over children who were displaced as minors but have since turned 18 years old. Russia has also agreed to return these children, she announced.
She wrote Putin a letter for her husband to deliver to the Russian president during their meeting in Alaska. That letter started an “open channel of communication” after Putin responded to the letter, Trump shared.
Plans to continue to reunite more children with their families are already underway, Trump said.
“We have agreed to cooperate with each other for the benefit of all people involved in this war,” she said.
