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Russia Returns 7 Ukrainian Children to Their Families in Initiative Backed by Melania Trump

The seven children were returned amid international pressure including a UN resolution; only 1,850 children have been returned so far, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.

  • On December 4, the White House said Russia returned seven Ukrainian children, six boys and one girl, to their families in Ukraine with help from U.S. First Lady Melania Trump.
  • International legal pressure includes the ICC's outstanding warrants for Maria Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin, Russian president, while the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, joined by the United States, demanded Russia return all forcibly transferred Ukrainian children.
  • Melania Trump, U.S. First Lady, said she opened a direct line with Vladimir Putin, confirming several children reunited and offering humanitarian support, with more reunifications anticipated.
  • Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said only 1,850 children have been returned so far, while Kyiv accuses Moscow of deporting more than 19,000 since the invasion, a claim Russia denies.
  • Kremlin children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova confirmed the return, thanked the first lady, and said bridge-building cooperation will continue to drive the process toward broader regional stability.
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The men sitting at the negotiating tables have not yet achieved definitive results to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Yesterday, in Miami, Rustem Umerov, head of the Ukrainian Security Council, met US Secretary of State, Mark Rubio; a few days ago Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, special envoy and son-in-law of Trump, remained five hours in the Kremlin to discuss the peace agreement with the Russian president. More immediate and tangible …

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Another seven Ukrainian children were returned from Russia to their families in Ukraine, a welcome sign of cooperation between the two countries in the war, announced to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump one day after her husband, Donald Trump, deemed that the way to peace is still unclear, in the face of a peace plan he proposed.

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