US First Lady Melania Trump wrote a "peace letter" to Russian President Vladimir Putin urging him that "it is time" to protect children and future generations around the globe, US-based Fox News television channel reported.

"In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone - you serve humanity itself… you, Mr. Putin, are fit to implement this vision with a stroke of the pen today," Fox News reported quoiting a letter from Melania Trump.

According to Fox News, Putin read this letter in presence of Russia-US delegations at summit talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on August 15.

"As parents, it is our duty to nurture the next generation’s hope. As leaders, the responsibility to sustain our children extends beyond the comfort of a few," the letter continues. "Undeniably, we must strive to paint a dignity-filled world for all - so that every soul may wake to peace, and so that the future itself is perfectly guarded."

"A simple yet profound concept, Mr. Putin, as I am sure you agree, is that each generation’s descendants begin their lives with a purity - an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology," Melania Trump stated.

Earlier, the Reuters news agency, citing two unnamed White House officials, reported that US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, handed him a letter from his spouse Melania.

Reuters did not reveal the contents of the letter, specifying only that it concerned the fate of children allegedly abducted during the conflict in Ukraine. As the agency noted, Melania Trump herself did not accompany her spouse during a trip to Anchorage, where he received Russian President Putin earlier this week.

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