Donald Trump will have the world’s most powerful military at his disposal when he finally squares up to (or, more likely, vacillates in front of) Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. And yet when it comes to paving the way to possible peace talks, his wife Melania seems to be doing a fine diplomatic job – armed only with her Montblanc.
At the Alaska summit on Friday, Putin walked all over the supine US president. He did receive, however, a letter from the Slovenian-born first lady, which addressed Russia’s malevolent treatment of Ukrainian children and implored Putin to do his best to protect them.
