President Donald Trump hand-delivered a personal letter from First Lady Melania Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their 15 August summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, according to White House officials quoted by Reuters and ABC News. The First Lady, who did not attend the meeting, used the note to raise humanitarian concerns stemming from the war in Ukraine. Officials said the correspondence highlights the abduction and transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-controlled territories and urges their return. Kyiv characterises the removals as a war crime that meets the United Nations’ definition of genocide; the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023 over the practice. Moscow has maintained it is protecting vulnerable minors from the conflict zone. Trump and Putin spoke for nearly three hours but announced no cease-fire. Trump later said “great progress” had been made while cautioning that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected in Washington on Monday for further talks, including discussions on potential trilateral negotiations.