First lady Melania Trump announces 8 Ukrainian children reunited with families after being taken into Russia
First lady Melania Trump announced on Friday that eight Ukrainian children displaced during the country's ongoing war with Russia had been reunited with their families.
"Each child has lived in turmoil because of the war in Ukraine. Three were separated from their parents and displaced to the Russian Federation because of frontline fighting. The other five were separated from family members across borders because of the conflict, including one young girl who has now been reunited from Ukraine to Russia," Melania Trump said.
The first lady added that some minors who were displaced during the war have since reached adulthood and are residing in Russia, but their safe return home requires "coordinated assistance."
First lady Melania Trump speaks in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
"My ongoing mission is twofold: to prioritize and optimize a transparent, free flow of health-related information surrounding all children who have [fallen] victim to this war, and to facilitate the reunification of children with their families until each individual returns home," Trump said.
The first lady stressed that this is part of an ongoing process and that plans are already underway to reunify more children with their families.
"A child's soul knows no borders, no flags. We must foster a future for our children which is rich with potential, security and complete with free will. A world where dreams will be realized rather than faded by war," Trump said.....
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It has been a good week for the Trumps. I hope she can convince Putin to release the kids Russia kidnapped from Ukraine.
