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opinion Andreas Umland

How and Why Russia Snatches Ukrainian Children

Russia’s child removal policy is important as it illustrates Moscow’s plan for a demographic conquest, not just a geographical one.

Maria Lvova-Belova

700K Ukrainian Children Transferred to Russia Since Invasion – Official

The new report claims that the “overwhelming majority” of Ukrainian children who arrived in Russia were accompanied by parents or relatives.

war crime allegations

Pope Envoy in Moscow Meets Official Wanted By ICC, Patriarch Kirill

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi began his visit to Russia earlier this week, the first such trip since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

forcible transfer

Russia Deports Ukrainian Woman Seeking to Retrieve Godson – Reports

Olga Hurulia said in an interrogation that she was instructed to retrieve the two boys who were taken from Ukraine’s Kherson region.

secret prisoners

Ukrainian Civilians Tortured in Russian Jails – Meduza

Former detainees said they were subject to beatings, air gun shootings, electric shocks and threats of execution.

Russian Court Rules to Deport Chinese LGBT Blogger

Haoyang Xu and his partner, who is a Russian citizen, chronicled their life as an openly gay couple on their popular social media pages.

damning conclusion

UN Investigators: Russian Deportation of Ukrainian Children a 'War Crime'

Russia's forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN investigators said Thursday.

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