Melania Trump, Olena Zelenska spotlight billion-dollar Russian plot to abduct, indoctrinate Ukrainian kids

First lady Melania Trump and Ukraine’s Olena Zelenska have joined a campaign exposing Russia’s billion-dollar operation to abduct and indoctrinate Ukrainian children, its spokesperson said.While labeling Russia’s “calculated” attempts to strike at his country’s future, Maksym Maksymov of Bring Kids Back UA said the two first ladies’ contrasting roles make the organization’s messaging even stronger.”Together, they help ensure that no abducted child is forgotten, but apart, one speaks from the center of the crisis and the other carries the message to the world,” Maksymov told Fox News Digital.Melania Trump’s recent work helped bring visibility to cases that saw seven Ukrainian children reunited with their parents. In October, the mom-of-one supported another eight.FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP ANNOUNCES 8 UKRAINIAN CHILDREN REUNITED WITH FAMILIES AFTER BEING TAKEN INTO RUSSIA”Melania Trump uses her voice as a mother and a public figure with compassion to draw global attention to children who might otherwise be forgotten,” Maksymov said.”When she speaks, people listen, and she chose to use that influence to highlight the suffering of Ukrainian children directly to the person responsible for their abductions. That takes courage,” he added. “Melania acknowledges their pain, elevates the urgency of bringing these children home, and reinforces a simple truth: that children belong with the people who love them, and their return must be unconditional.”MELANIA TRUMP NAMED FOX NATION’S ‘PATRIOT OF THE YEAR’ FOR GLOBAL CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY WORKMeanwhile, Olena Zelenska, he said, is involved on the ground.”Our first lady, Olena Zelenska, has been a steady and essential presence in…

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