During Friday\u2019s meeting, however, Trump delivered a letter from Melania, in which she urged the Russian autocrat to remember the innocence of the children caught amid the fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEvery child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation\u2019s rustic countryside or magnificent city center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger,\u201d the letter began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone\u2014you serve humanity itself,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSuch a bold idea transcends all human division, and you, Mr. Putin, are fit to implement this vision with the stroke of the pen today. It is time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump had shared the letter on social media ahead of his meeting with Zelensky, which was the first Oval Office bilateral talks the pair have had since their extraordinary blowup on February 28 when the Ukrainian leader was berated by Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This time, however, Zelensky came with the support of other European heads of state: French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union\u2019s executive arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wearing a dark suit instead of his usual military clothing, the Ukrainian leader was greeted warmly by Trump as he arrived at the White House, passing scores of supporters holding Ukraine flags on the streets of downtown D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also repeatedly thanked the president for his \u201cefforts to stop killings and stop this war\u201d and for providing Ukraine with military aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-163744.png\")
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