U.S. President Donald Trump hand-delivered a personal letter from First Lady Melania Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their 15 August summit at a U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, according to two White House officials cited by Reuters. The officials said the letter raised the plight of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children removed to Russia or Russian-controlled areas since the 2022 invasion. While they did not disclose the full contents, they confirmed it called for the children’s return and highlighted alleged rights violations. Kyiv has classified the mass transfers as a war crime that meets the United Nations genocide definition, while Moscow claims it is safeguarding vulnerable minors. The U.N. Human Rights Office has accused Russia of inflicting widespread suffering on Ukrainian children. Trump and Putin met for nearly three hours but failed to reach a cease-fire deal in the wider conflict, officials said. Melania Trump did not attend the summit.