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Russia and Ukraine to exchange more children after Qatar-brokered deal

Nine children to be returned to their families in Russia and Ukraine in the latest humanitarian exchange.

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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Defense Officials

ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian officials Shoigu and Gerasimov for war crimes in Ukraine, emphasizing accountability for serious violations of inter...

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Putin treats international law like ‘toilet paper’, says Kyiv’s top official as peace summit meets

Exclusive: The peace summit in Switzerland, attended by around 90 countries, is focused on the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children by Russia

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Kidnapped, abused, humiliated – the Ukrainian children stolen by Russia

In a special investigation, Tom Watling tells the story of five teenagers who were taken into Russia or Russian-occupied territory before eventually being rescued. Many others are still believed to be trapped

The Independent UK

Qatar hails mediation ‘milestone’ as it hosts freed Ukrainian, Russian kids

Twenty reunited Ukrainian, Russian families are in Doha to receive support as part of Qatar’s ongoing mediation efforts.

Al Jazeera

Russia, Ukraine to exchange displaced children in Qatar-brokered deal

Russia and Ukraine have agreed in a Qatari-brokered deal to exchange almost 50 children displaced by Moscow's invasion, the Kremlin's children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova announced in Doha Wednesday.

France 24

Russian girl shoots several classmates, leaving 1 dead, before killing herself

State news agencies and authorities in Russia say a girl shot several classmates before killing herself at a school in the city of Bryansk

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Teenage girl kills classmate and herself in Russia school shooting

At least one teenager airlifted to a Moscow hospital as five people wounded, local authorities say

The Independent UK

Putin Says Women Must Have More Than Eight Children To Save Russia's Population

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged families to have "eight or even more children" after an estimated 820,000 to 920,000 people have fled the country.

International Business Times UK

US Sanctions Belarus Red Cross Chief Over Ukraine Child Deportations

The U.S. unveiled sanctions Tuesday against the head of the Belarus Red Cross, accusing him of being complicit in the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.

International Business Times

BBC Investigation Ties Putin's Ally To The Unlawful Adoption Of Ukrainian Child

A collaborative BBC Panorama investigation has exposed Sergey Mironov for illegitimately adopting a child who was kidnapped from Ukraine in 2022.

International Business Times UK

An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives

An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home on his 18th birthday

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukrainians describe torture by Russian occupiers; Moscow simulates nuclear strike; the story of Ukraine’s stolen children

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s Stolen Children review – the laughter of the Russian children’s commissioner is shocking

This calm, vivid documentary looks at the thousands of youngsters missing amidst the invasion – and their families’ search. Be warned: the Russian response may cause outrage

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Russia to return four Ukrainian children to their families as part of Qatari-brokered deal

Kyiv approached the emirate state to mediate with Moscow over release of the children – aged from two to 17

Evening Standard

Russia returns four Ukrainian children in Qatari deal

Kyiv says about 20,000 children have been taken from Ukraine without the consent of family or guardians

The Independent UK

Russia's assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days

Kyiv officials claim that a dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam

The Independent UK

Pope meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy

Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis for a protocol visit to present his diplomatic credentials

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Pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to China on mission to help return Ukraine children taken to Russia

Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is heading to China on the fourth leg of a mission to return Ukrainian children taken to Russia

The Independent UK

Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with their families

The Vatican is pressing ahead with a plan to try to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war with their families

The Independent UK

The pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda

Pope Francis’ peace envoy is traveling to Washington as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

UN report puts Russia on list of offenders over child casualties in Ukraine

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has hit out at Russia for killing 136 children during fighting in Ukraine in 2022 and added its armed forces to a global list of offenders in a report to the UN Security Council.

Reuters

US concerned over UN official's meeting with Russian wanted by the ICC -State Dept

The United States is "deeply concerned" by a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday.

Reuters

UN official criticised after meeting Russian sought by ICC

Rights groups and the top U.S. justice envoy on Saturday criticised a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court.

The Independent UK

UN envoy reportedly meeting Russian official accused of war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children

The U.N. envoy charged with trying to protect children caught in conflicts is in Moscow, where she is reported to be meeting Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who is charged with war crimes for deporting children from Ukraine

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