This is the first open statement of Melanie Trump to the war in Ukraine since her return to public life. The personal letter of the Russian President draws attention to the fate of children who were forcibly taken from their homes during the conflict.
US First Lady Melania Trump sent a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling for the return of Ukrainian children who were deported from Ukraine to Russia during the war. Reuters informed about it.
Trump said that the fate of children who were forcibly detached from her families and landscapes was deeply concerned about her. In the letter he appeals to “compassion and humanity” and calls on the Russian president to allow their safe return to Ukraine. This is an extraordinary diplomatic step by the First Lady of the US, which has so far delayed political comments on the war.
According to organizations, including the UN and the International Criminal Court, thousands of Ukrainian children have been unlawfully moved to Russia or Russian occupied territories since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022. In connection with this, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin and the Ombudsman Maria Lviv-Belova.
The letter from Melanie Trump has not yet caused the official reaction of the Kremlin.
