“We know the names of tens of thousands of children and have evidence of hundreds of thousands of others kidnapped by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine and then deported,” the Ukrainian president denounced on Tuesday. ‘UN.
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The deportation by Russia of “tens of thousands” of Ukrainian children is “clearly a genocide”accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, September 19, at the UN. “We know the names of tens of thousands of children and have evidence of hundreds of thousands more kidnapped by Russia from the occupied territories of Ukraine and subsequently deported”he denounced.
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“We are trying to bring these children home, but time is running out. What will happen to them? In Russia, they are taught hatred of Ukraine, and all ties with their families are cut. This is clearly genocide.”continued the president, under the eyes of the deputy Russian ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy, present at the Russian table.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin for “illegal deportation” of thousands of Ukrainian children since February 2022. Accusations rejected by Moscow.