Melania Trump says eight children reunited with families after talks with Putin

First lady Melania Trump speaking in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Friday (Alex Brandon/AP)

Melania Trump announced on Friday that eight children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their families following ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In August, the first lady wrote to Mr Putin and had her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver the letter when he held a summit with the Russian president in Alaska.