Putin's children's commissioner says six kids to reunite with families in Russia and Ukraine, thanks Melania Trump


MOSCOW, Feb ⁠12 (Reuters) - Russia's presidential commissioner ⁠for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, ‌said on Thursday that six more children were being reunited with ​their families in Russia ⁠and Ukraine ⁠and credited U.S. First Lady Melania ⁠Trump.

One ‌child would return to Russia and ⁠five children would be reunited with ​their ‌families in Ukraine, she added.

The ⁠U.S. ​First Lady wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin last ⁠August about the plight ​of Ukrainian children separated from their families by the war. ⁠Ukraine accuses Russia of abducting thousands of children, which Moscow denies.

Lvova-Belova, in her post ​on the Telegram ⁠messaging app, thanked Melania Trump ​for her "unwavering ‌commitment and active participation ​in reuniting children with their families."

(Reporting by Reuters)

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