In a letter posted online by President Trump, the first lady wrote to Russia’s leader but didn’t mention Ukraine. At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brought Mr. Trump a letter from his own wife to Ms.

Donald Trump says his wife Melania loves their son Barron more than him, and that her affection for children is what drove her to write an emotional letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.

In theory, it was perhaps a noble gesture: First Lady Melania Trump sending a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin pleading for the safety and welfare of the children. In practice, it was, well, a bit barmy.

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part