No Peace Deal Until Russia Returns Ukraine's Stolen Children [View all]

Source: Kyiv Post

The diplomacy of ending Russia’s war against Ukraine is usually discussed in terms of maps, artillery, sanctions and security guarantees. But another issue is increasingly forcing its way to the center of the debate: the thousands of Ukrainian children Russia has deported, transferred, and tried to absorb into its own state system.

For Kyiv, this is not a humanitarian side issue. It is one of the clearest examples of Moscow’s attempt to erase Ukraine’s future.

Now, a bipartisan resolution in the US Senate is adding political weight to that argument. Led by Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar, US Senate Resolution 236 draws a firm political line for American diplomats. While this resolution is a formal statement of intent rather than a binding law, it sends an unmistakable message: the US Senate demands the unconditional return of all abducted Ukrainian children before supporting any future peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

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