Overview

• Melania Trump announced at the White House on Friday that her representative is in direct contact with President Vladimir Putin’s team.
• She said the effort is focused on securing the safe reunification of Ukrainian children with their families.
• President Donald Trump has published her letter to Putin urging protection of children.
• Reuters previously reported, citing two unnamed White House officials, that Trump personally handed the letter to Putin during a summit in Alaska.
• Neither the parties involved nor independent humanitarian groups have provided operational details or external verification of the channel’s scope or progress.