Ukraine is scrambling to recover thousands of children taken by Russia, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is crediting Melania Trump for helping spotlight the effort. "The community that has been created by the first lady, Melania Trump, is very important," Zelenska said in a special interview on "The Sunday Briefing." "I'm very grateful to her for getting involved in this," she added later, her words translated from Ukrainian. "She deeply understands how important this subject is, and I am sure that her involvement is very helpful, because her advocacy attracts attention." MELANIA TRUMP DECLARES 'THE MOMENT IS NOW' FOR NEW GLOBAL CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE AT UN Zelenska said the effort to bring the children home depends on a growing coalition of countries working together to identify their whereabouts and pressure Russia to return them . So far, about 2,000 children have been brought back to Ukraine, but she warned the cu...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is turning battlefield innovation into bargaining power, offering its anti-drone systems to Middle Eastern allies , while seeking more air-defense support as the war with Russia drags into its fourth year. Zelenskyy met Friday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, where the two discussed an agreement in which Ukraine would provide its cutting-edge counter-drone technology in exchange for ballistic missile support and financial aid. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News following the meeting, Zelenskyy detailed how Ukraine’s battlefield innovations, namely its anti-Russian drone systems, are influencing defense partnerships worldwide. ZELENSKYY ANNOUNCES NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH US, RUSSIA AS UKRAINE AIMS FOR 'REAL AND DIGNIFIED END TO THE WAR "We have, for example, drone interceptors , we have [a] system of electronic warfare and a lot of things — All these jointly work in one sy...