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Melania Trump reveals she has been talking to Putin through ‘back’ channels about kidnapped Ukrainia
Right_in_Virginia:
Melania Trump reveals she has been talking to Putin through ‘back’ channels about kidnapped Ukrainian children as 8 are reunited with families
The Independent/UK, Oct 10, 2025
Eight Ukrainian children who were kidnapped from their families and held captive in Russia have been returned to Ukraine after back-channel negotiations between First Lady Melania Trump and Russian representatives, the First Lady said on Friday.
Ms Trump, a former model who was born in Slovenia, made the stunning announcement in the Grand Foyer of the White House. She told reporters “much [had] unfolded” since she sent a letter in August to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the fate of the thousands of children who’ve been taken to Russia after being seized by Russian forces during the attempted invasion of Ukraine.
She said Putin had responded in writing to signal a “willingness to engage” with the First Lady “directly” and provided her with “details regarding the Ukrainian children residing in Russia.”
“Since then, President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children,” she said.
Ms Trump also told reporters that “both sides” of the talks had participated in “several back channel meetings and calls” and had “agreed to cooperate with each other for the benefit of all people involved in this war.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-putin-ukraine-kidnapped-children-b2843352.html
Right_in_Virginia:
The announcement:
https://youtu.be/q7mrJdoDIQo?si=OLt857jkYbs-omu2
PeteS in CA:
Did "Dr. Jill" ever try something like this?
Wingnut:
--- Quote from: PeteS in CA on October 10, 2025, 03:10:42 pm ---Did "Dr. Jill" ever try something like this?
--- End quote ---
Jill and "Back Channels" conjure up different visuals.
Hoodat:
Anton Gerashchenko
@Gerashchenko_en
On the territories of Donetsk region occupied by Russia, 48 Ukrainian children have been placed under forced psychiatric treatment as punishment for "extremism," Mariia Krasnenko, the author of the report How Russia Erases Ukrainian Identity Under the Guise of Combating Extremism and an expert at the CCE Almenda, reported.
In all Russian strategic documents, Ukraine is identified as the main source of all extremist threats. Therefore, in the occupied territories, Russians carry out measures to "combat extremism." They persecute Ukrainians under the guise of maintaining state and public order.
"In the occupied territories, Russians use all possible means of systemic persecution, with a particular focus on children and youth. Education and state youth policy are their main tools in the fight against extremism.
This also applies to the occupied territories. The enemy has developed clear markers to track all 'those who disagree.'
According to the so-called 'DPR,' 161 minors have been held criminally responsible, 48 of whom were placed under forced psychiatric treatment," Mariia Krasnenko said.
Administrative measures, such as fines, are also being applied to children.
Link to the Analytical Report: How Russia Erases Ukrainian Identity Under the Guise of Combating Extremism: link
Video: https://x.com/i/status/1976729781321224362
3:21 PM · Oct 10, 2025 · 21.8K Views
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1976729781321224362
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