According to media reports such as the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the New York Post, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, said in the White House that she and Russian President Putin have established an "open communication channel" on the issue of children affected by the conflict in Russia and Ukraine, and in the past 24 hours succeeded in bringing eight children and families together.

US media said that in August this year, when the heads of state of the United States and Russia met in Alaska, Trump handed over Melania's letter to Putin, in which she called for the protection of children affected by the war. Melania revealed on the 10th: "Since President Putin received my letter, many things have made progress." She also said that Putin wrote back: "Since then, President Putin and I have maintained an open communication channel". Melania said there have been "several secret meetings and calls".

Melania also said that as the conflict continues, her team has been working directly with Putin's team to reunite children separated from their families and that the Russian side has demonstrated its willingness to provide objective and detailed information."Melania said she has received detailed reports on the reunification of the eight children mentioned above, as well as information verified by the U.S. government.

According to U.S. media reports, on August 15, this year, U.S. President Trump met in Alaska with Russian President Putin, and Trump handed a letter written by Melania to Putin.