DON’T MESS WITH THE KIDS: Melania’s Message for Putin. “Unfortunately, while thousands of people from both sides have lost so much during the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian children have, perhaps, suffered the most. While the first lady didn’t mention them specifically, Ukraine reported that as of March 2025, Russia had ‘stolen’ nearly 20,000 vulnerable children from the country, many from its orphanages, starting before the actual invasion began. Those are just the ones who are verified. Exact numbers are said to be much higher, with some even speculating them to be around 70,000.”