““It is impossible to change children, they are not prisoners of war … This is madness that, incidentally,” Russian “suggested that we give them the military, and they are children. Just out of understanding and out of international law ””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It is impossible to change children, they are not prisoners of war … This is madness that, incidentally,” Russian “suggested that we give them the military, and they are children. It is simply out of understanding and beyond international law, ”the President said.
He stressed the need to return children exported by Russia. “That is why we attract so many countries, so many needed initiatives,” Zelensky said, thanking Austria for joining such initiatives.
Russia did not comment on the Ukrainian leader’s statement.
On June 2, the Ukrainian side transferred to Russia in Istanbul a list of illegally deported or forced Ukrainian children who need to be returned. Among them was a girl, who was adopted by Russian politician Sergey Mironov, reported the edition “Land” with reference to sources. It is unclear whether such children will be transferred to Ukraine.
At the negotiations, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, called “not to arrange a show for childless European grandmothers”, reported by Economist Oliver Caroll.
Publicly, Medinsky stated that Russia first received a list from Ukraine, which listed 339 names, and also stressed that this was the only figure: “It sounded that one and a half million children were stolen. Then – 200 thousand. Now the official figure is 20 thousand. On the topic of kidnapping, a show was arranged. In fact, there are dozens of children. There is no stolen, there are children from the war zone, and we are looking for parents. If they are – return. ”
Advisor to the Presidential Office of the President of Ukraine, director Bring Kids Back UA Darya Zarivna on Radio Svoboda said that Ukraine had prepared a small list with the names of 339 children for the second round of negotiations with the Russian Federation for what to “get the answer”.
She stressed that the list provided by Moscow is only part, and the statement of the assistant Russian President Vladimir Medinsky in this context called “classical manipulation”.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy He noted that Russia first recognized the fact of deportation of children. “We told them that they stole twenty thousand children. And they said that they did not stop twenty thousand – the maximum question about hundreds … I think it is important fixation. Not the number, but the fact that they agree that they stole children. It is important that the fact is fixed, ”Zelensky added.