Melania Trump has said eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families following ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In August, the first lady wrote a letter to Putin, and her husband hand delivered it during his meeting with the Russian president in Alaska.

The invasion of Ukraine has seen children being taken out of their country by Russia: In June, the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale University estimated that more than 35,000 had been taken to over 100 locations in Russia and occupied territories.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Mrs Trump said that Putin responded to her letter and that they have established an "open channel of communication" regarding the welfare of those children.

She said: "We have agreed to co-operat

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