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Melania Trump sent a personal letter to Putin raising concerns about the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russian forces, highlighting her ongoing advocacy for Ukraine amid the conflict. The summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska ended without a deal, with critics viewing it as a stalling tactic by Russia and questioning the effectiveness of the talks.
Ukraine claims that 150 children were abducted by Russia from the Luhansk region to facilities on Russian territory, where 750 Ukrainian children were expected to arrive this month. The Kremlin has taken "unprecedented" security measures for the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to speak on Friday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kyiv as part of an African peace mission to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and will later travel to Russia for talks with Putin on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for additional Western weapons to defend against Russian aggression. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine to inspect the damage caused by the Kakhovka dam attack.
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has urged the world to enforce international law by trying those accused of war crimes in Ukraine, following the court's action against Vladimir Putin. Khan also challenged the Kremlin to allow Ukrainian children abducted to Russia to return home, after his court issued an arrest warrant for Putin and Russia’s children’s commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, on the grounds that they had overseen the forcible transfer of thousands of children. Russia has rejected the ICC charges, calling the move unacceptable and saying it has no legal force in Russia.