US First Lady Melania Trump said Friday she had secured the release of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia after establishing an extraordinary back channel of communication with President Vladimir Putin.

First lady Melania Trump said Friday she is working with Vladimir Putin to discuss the well-being of the children in Europe torn away from their families during the Ukrainian war.

US first lady Melania Trump said eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families in the past 24 hours in an "ongoing effort" that follows three months of direct communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Melania Trump announced Friday that eight children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their families following ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first lady in August wrote to Putin and had her husband hand-deliver the letter when he held a summit with the Russian president…

Eight children had been returned to their families within the last 24 hours, she said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.