Russia proposed including children on the exchange lists — Sibiga
This was stated by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga during a meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children in Brussels, according to Ukrinform.
He described the Russian Federation’s proposal as “unacceptable”, as the return of Ukrainian children “must be an integral part of the peace process”.
“Today I want to state this officially: the fate of Ukrainian children will never be part of any compromise. Russia has already proposed including children in exchange lists. But this is unacceptable. The freedom of children is non-negotiable,” Sibiga emphasised.
According to him, the Russians are trying to downplay the importance of the issue of returning Ukrainian children and are demanding that it be removed from the agenda because, they claim, they realise they are committing a crime and fear justice.
Sybiga stated that Ukraine has already returned over 2,000 children, but this was achieved not thanks to the work of international mechanisms, but rather despite the fact that they failed to deliver.
“When we talk about children who have actually been returned, certain countries have helped — such as Qatar, the US, the Holy See [...] Our special services and state institutions have been working on this,” the minister noted.
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