No Peace Deal Until Russia Returns Ukraine's Stolen Children

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Source: Kyiv Post

The diplomacy of ending Russia’s war against Ukraine is usually discussed in terms of maps, artillery, sanctions and security guarantees. But another issue is increasingly forcing its way to the center of the debate: the thousands of Ukrainian children Russia has deported, transferred, and tried to absorb into its own state system.

For Kyiv, this is not a humanitarian side issue. It is one of the clearest examples of Moscow’s attempt to erase Ukraine’s future.

Now, a bipartisan resolution in the US Senate is adding political weight to that argument. Led by Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar, US Senate Resolution 236 draws a firm political line for American diplomats. While this resolution is a formal statement of intent rather than a binding law, it sends an unmistakable message: the US Senate demands the unconditional return of all abducted Ukrainian children before supporting any future peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Read more: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76546

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Trump, Vance and Putin certainly will not like hearing this.

[MadameButterfly]

1. Putin is literally running out of people, so he has to steal them.

It's horrifying for all involved.

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2. Yeah, he's a war criminal

who should at the minimum be behind bars with hard labor for life.

[ColoringFool]

3. The US' Demanding That Kidnapped Children Be Returned To Their Parents: The Irony.

The hideous, disgusting, evil irony.

[Bayard]

6. trump continues to bring great shame upon this country

Yes, Ukrainian children need to be returned to Ukraine forthwith. I'm just afraid the very young ones when taken will not remember their parents at all.

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. The genocide nobody talks about

Yes, forcibly relocating children is a form of genocide.

[Tasmanian Devil]

5. War crimes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abductions_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war

Arrest warrants

On 17 March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Putin and Lvova-Belova, alleging criminal responsibility for the unlawful deportation and transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.[81][82][83][84][85] It decided that they are covered by articles 8(2)(a)(vii) and article 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Rome Statute and intended by Russia as permanent.[85] The charges carry a potential life sentence.[83] It is the first time the court has issued an arrest warrant against the leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.[82] ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said, "We must ensure that those responsible for alleged crimes are held accountable and that children are returned to their families and communities. We cannot allow children to be treated as if they are the spoils of war."[83]