President Donald Trump handed Russian President Vladimir Putin a personal letter from U.S. First Lady Melania Trump during their 15 August summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, White House officials confirmed. According to Reuters, ABC News and the Associated Press, the handwritten note was delivered shortly after the leaders’ two-and-a-half-hour meeting on efforts to end the war in Ukraine. In the letter, Mrs. Trump urges Mr. Putin to “protect the innocence of these children” and writes that “each generation’s descendants begin their lives with a purity … above geography, government and ideology,” concluding, “It is time.” The First Lady does not explicitly name Ukraine, but U.S. officials say the message was prompted by reports that thousands of Ukrainian children have been removed to Russia since the 2022 invasion. Fox News reported that Mr. Putin read the note immediately in front of both delegations. Ukraine’s government says nearly 19,500 children have been deported, a figure cited by the Institute for the Study of War; the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Putin in March 2023 over the alleged transfers. While Mr. Trump described the summit as “extremely productive,” no cease-fire was announced. He is expected to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Monday about potential next steps toward a peace agreement.