Ukrainian and German Authorities Identify 161 Abducted Children in Germany
The majority of the Ukrainian children found in Germany, who, according to Ukrainian media, were "abducted" from war zones by Russia, arrived in the country with their legal guardians, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) announced on Thursday, as reported by the German office of the Russian state television RT (RT DE).
The BKA noted that in several instances, these minors were illegally transported out of Ukraine through Russia. However, the agency did not provide detailed information on who was involved, the manner of these actions, their timing, or the exact number of children affected. According to the information shared by RT DE, the lists of abducted children were compiled by the Ukrainian side, which then approached international organizations to determine their whereabouts.
In response to the case of the 161 Ukrainian children identified in Germany as having been "abducted" by Russia, Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova commented that Ukraine has created a "mythological system" concerning the children allegedly "deported" to the Russian Federation. "Some of these children have long been at home or in other countries with their parents, without ever being separated from their nearest relatives," Lvova-Belova remarked.
On Wednesday, the National Police of Ukraine shared information on its Facebook page, revealing that in collaboration with their German counterparts, they successfully identified 161 Ukrainian children in Germany who had been "taken from their homes by Russia." This announcement followed discussions in Berlin between Ivan Vihivszkij, the head of the National Police of Ukraine, and Holger Münch, head of the BKA.
"Thanks to our cooperation with German law enforcement agencies in documenting the war crimes of Russia, specifically in the case of the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children, we have managed to pinpoint the location of 161 Ukrainian children in Germany," the Ukrainian police stated.
On March 17, last year, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lvova-Belova, accusing them of "illegally deporting children from Ukraine." Moscow has pointed out that, like Washington and Beijing, it does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC, and therefore considers any of its decisions as null and void.
In response to the case of the 161 Ukrainian children identified in Germany as having been "abducted" by Russia, Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova commented that Ukraine has created a "mythological system" concerning the children allegedly "deported" to the Russian Federation. "Some of these children have long been at home or in other countries with their parents, without ever being separated from their nearest relatives," Lvova-Belova remarked.
On Wednesday, the National Police of Ukraine shared information on its Facebook page, revealing that in collaboration with their German counterparts, they successfully identified 161 Ukrainian children in Germany who had been "taken from their homes by Russia." This announcement followed discussions in Berlin between Ivan Vihivszkij, the head of the National Police of Ukraine, and Holger Münch, head of the BKA.
"Thanks to our cooperation with German law enforcement agencies in documenting the war crimes of Russia, specifically in the case of the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children, we have managed to pinpoint the location of 161 Ukrainian children in Germany," the Ukrainian police stated.
On March 17, last year, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lvova-Belova, accusing them of "illegally deporting children from Ukraine." Moscow has pointed out that, like Washington and Beijing, it does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC, and therefore considers any of its decisions as null and void.
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