The EU has announced a meeting on the return of abducted Ukrainian children
A high-level meeting dedicated to the issue of returning Ukrainian children deported by Russia will take place in Brussels on May 11. It will be jointly hosted by the European Union, Ukraine, and Canada. During the event, participants plan to discuss specific mechanisms for returning the children to Ukraine, as well as steps to hold Russia accountable.
This was announced by European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper on April 27 in Brussels, as reported by a correspondent for "EP."
Ukraine, the EU, and Canada will hold a high-level meeting in Brussels on May 11 regarding the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
“On May 11, the High Representative (for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas) and European Commissioner (for Enlargement, Marta Kos) will hold a high-level meeting to further support the return of Ukrainian children to Ukraine; this meeting will be co-chaired by Canada and Ukraine at the ministerial level,” Hipper said.
She emphasized that the meeting participants will focus “on very specific actions as part of the follow-up work based on the results of this meeting.”
"Namely: ensuring the return of children, assisting them in rebuilding their lives, and, in particular, holding Russia accountable for these abhorrent actions," the spokesperson said.
Hipper noted that "since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, over 20,000 Ukrainian children have been illegally deported and forcibly displaced to Russia and the temporarily occupied territories."
"Just last week, we approved the 20th sanctions package, in which we targeted six more individuals (responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children). So, there are now over 100 people on the list, including Putin," the European Commission spokesperson emphasized.
She reported that, "according to Ukrainian authorities, 2,100 Ukrainian children who were illegally taken by Russia have returned to Ukraine, and 150 of them returned this year."
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