First lady Melania Trump revealed that she received a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview on Fox Business's Mornings With Maria on Thursday morning. What To KnowPresident Donald Trump met with Putin in August and gave him a letter from Melania raising the plight of Ukrainian children who have been allegedly taken from their families. The first lady told Bartiromo that her letter to Putin urged the Russian leader to protect the "innocence" of children born in Ukraine. "[Putin] wrote a letter back to me. President Trump told reporters earlier in January that the film is "incredible" and that "everybody wants tickets" to see it.