Qatar mediated
TASS: Russia returns 7 children to Ukraine
According to Russia, it has returned seven children to Ukraine. This was preceded by mediation efforts by Qatar, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Thursday.
According to Ukrainian information, thousands of Ukrainian children have been illegally taken to Russia or Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression at the end of February 2022. Only a few have returned so far.
Ukraine estimates that 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia. Russia is accused of deliberately destroying the identity of Ukrainian children through violent abductions and causing deep emotional and psychological trauma. The International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's envoy Maria Lvova-Belova for the abduction. Russia rejects the accusations.
Family reunification in Moscow embassy
Qatar has already acted as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine on several occasions to facilitate the return of abducted Ukrainian children. The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Russia Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Thani and Lvova-Belova attended the family reunification ceremony at the Qatari Embassy in Moscow, TASS reported.
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