Melania Trump Reveals She's Worked With Putin for Months to Reunite Ukrainian Children With Families

Kathryn Watson : Oct 15, 2025
CBS News

(Washington, DC) — [CBSNews.com] Eight of the Ukrainian children kept in Russia have been returned and reunited with their families in the last 24 hours, first lady Melania Trump announced at the White House Friday, and said there were plans to reunite "more children in the immediate future." ... The first lady said she has been working for months with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his team to bring missing Ukrainian children home, first writing Putin a letter urging him to return Ukraine's children. "Since then, President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children," she said Friday. "For the past three months, both sides have participated in several backchannel meetings and calls, all in good faith. We have agreed to cooperate with each other for the benefit of all people involved in this war. My representative has been working directly with President Putin's team to ensure the safe reunification of children with their families between Russia and Ukraine."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read and watch the video. (Screengrab image: via CBS News 24/7)