First lady Melania Trump raised the plight of children in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, when President Donald Trump met with the European leader in Alaska but did not reach a ceasefire deal on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"It is time" to protect children and future generations around the globe, she wrote in the letter.
"We must strive to paint a dignity-filled world for all—so that every soul may wake to peace, and so that the future itself is perfectly guarded," the first lady wrote. "A simple yet profound concept, Mr. Putin, as I am sure you agree, is that each generation’s descendants begin their lives with a purity—an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology."
President Donald Trump hand delivered the letter to Putin during their summit talks Aug. 15.
The letter, which was shared with USA TODAY, does not specifically mention Ukraine. Trump and Putin's hours long meeting ended with a vague statement to the media in which Putin spoke of an “agreement” and Trump declared “no deal” had been reached to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
