US EditionTrump, EU’s Von Der Leyen Discuss Plight of Children in War
European Commission President von der Leyen and former U.S. President Trump emphasized the urgent need to return tens of thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russia, calling it a war crime.
- On Monday at the White House, Ursula von der Leyen called for Russia to return all abducted Ukrainian children, stating `Every single child has to go back to its family. This should be one of our main priorities in these negotiations`.
- Amid reports of mass child deportations, Ukraine verified nearly 19,500 children have been deported by Russia, and the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin over these war crimes, which meet the U.N. genocide definition.
- In addition to repatriations, reports show Russia runs more than 40 reeducation facilities enforcing Russian identity, according to Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.
- Zelenskyy told NewsNation, `We cannot reach an agreement with on the return of children`, and relies on Qatar mediators to help progress negotiations.
- On Monday, Ursula von der Leyen thanked President Donald Trump on X for his clear commitment to returning abducted Ukrainian children to their families during discussions at Washington summit with European and NATO leaders.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thanked United States President Donald Trump for his "commitment" to ensuring the safe return of Ukrainian children "abducted by Russia."
President Donald Trump posted this Monday in his Truth Social account “a message to praise the ‘distinguished and highly respected president of the European Commission’, Ursula von der Leyen,” with whom the Republican leader revealed that he would have had several conversations about “the huge global problem of missing children” in the war between Russia and Ukraine, following a meeting in the White House with both Ukrainian President Volodimir …
Trump says he and EU Commission President discussed 'worldwide problem of missing children - The Statesman
US President Donald Trump has said that he and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the issue of abducted children, a cause that is also important to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump.
Trump, EU’s von der Leyen discuss plight of children in war
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday they spoke about missing children due to conflict as Trump hosted European and NATO leaders in Washington to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two White House officials said…
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