Melania Trump says she has 'open communication channel' with Putin about Ukrainian children

The US First Lady has been directly engaged in diplomacy in Russia, pleading for the protection of children.

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She made the announcement on Friday, saying that after an "open channel of communication" with Putin, Ukranian children displaced in the war had been reunited with families.

The First Lady's "peace letter" was hand delivered to Putin during his Alaska visit in August.

President Donald Trump shared parts of the letter on social media. In it, the first lady pleads with Putin to protect children, writing that doing so "will do more than serve Russia alone" and "will serve humanity itself".

"Eight children have been rejoined with their families during the past 24 hours," Mrs Trump said, flanked by American flags behind a podium in the White House.