War in Ukraine: Ursula von der Leyen announces a conference on children abducted by Russia

LIVE | EU Commission President Von der Leyen wants to bring back Ukrainian children abducted by Moscow

The EU condemns Putin's second man in the Russian Security Council's threat to attack the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Fencing former President Dmitri Medvedev with a rocket fire at court is “illegal” and “unacceptable,” says EU foreign chief Josep Borrell. Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes in Ukraine. Follow all developments in our live blog b…

Von der Leyen wants to get Ukrainian children abducted by Moscow back

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Von der Leyen wants to get Ukrainian children abducted by Moscow back

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, together with the authorities in Kiev, are launching an initiative to bring Russian-abducted children back to Ukraine.

War in Ukraine, live: the European Union will organize a conference on children abducted by Russia

This initiative announced by Ursula von der Leyen aims to help locate children displaced from Ukraine by Moscow, and their return to the country. Out of 16,200 deported children, only 300 have returned, explained the President of the European Commission.

Von der Leyen announces conference on children abducted by Russia

The President of the European Commission wants to “exert international pressure” to “find the trace of these children”

Ukraine: EU announces conference on children abducted by Russia

International organizations are accusing the Russian authorities of orchestrating the “forced displacement” of thousands of Ukrainian minors.