Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday (August 15, 2025) meeting in Alaska.
The letter did not specifically name Ukraine, which Mr. Putin's forces invaded in 2022, but beseeched him to think of children and “an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology.” Nor did the American First Lady discuss the fighting other than to say to Mr. Putin that he could “singlehandedly restore” the “melodic laughter” of children who have been caught in the conflict.
