US EditionZelenskyy Thanks US First Lady For Letter To Putin, Tells Trump: 'My Wife Sent One To Yours'
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy praised Melania Trump's efforts to protect children amid the war, citing nearly 20,000 children unlawfully deported, officials said.
- On August 18, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a private discussion with US President Donald Trump in Washington, focusing on efforts to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
- The meeting followed Trump's recent Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Trump hand-delivered a letter from First Lady Melania Trump to Putin urging protection for children.
- During their meeting, Zelenskyy gave Trump a message from his spouse Olena Zelenska intended for Melania Trump and acknowledged Melania’s efforts to advocate for children amid the conflict and the issue of Russia’s unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.
- Zelenskyy described Melania Trump's letter as concerning "our children, abducted children," a sensitive topic involving an estimated 20,000 unlawfully transferred Ukrainian children.
- The meeting featured friendly exchanges and support from several European leaders, reflecting an intensified effort to broker a peace deal and protect future generations.
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Zelensky Delivers Letter From His Wife to First Lady
The name of first lady Melania Trump is again surfacing in regard to the Russia-Ukraine talks. When Vladimir Putin visited Alaska last week, the first lady wrote him a letter imploring the Russian leader to protect children and "serve humanity." When Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky met with Trump in the Oval...
The president of Ukraine arrived in the White House this Monday to meet with the US president to seek a possible solution to the war between Russia and Ukraine. On the spot, Zelensky took advantage of giving Trump a letter that his wife wrote telling of the deaths of children that has left this conflict.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky handed over a letter to the first lady of the United States Melania Trump from the first lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenska.
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