Lindsey Graham: Russia has kidnapped nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children, endangering their future
American Senator Lindsey Graham made an unprecedented statement on Monday, not due to political debates or diplomatic events, but because of his shocking revelation about Russia’s massive crime against Ukrainian children.
According to him, during the ongoing war, Russia and its occupation forces secretly and forcibly deported at least 19,500 children from Ukraine.
This is more than just a number — it’s lives stripped of their homeland, families, and security.
Graham emphasized that such actions are blatant acts of barbarism and reprehensible crimes that violate all international humanitarian standards.He also recalled that he previously initiated a bill that officially recognizes Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism if it refuses to return the abducted children.
This initiative aims not only to draw the attention of the global community to this problem but also to create legal grounds for more decisive actions against the aggressors’ crimes.
“This step will make any cooperation or business with Putin’s Russia toxic for international companies and governments,” Graham highlighted.Earlier, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe officially recognized the deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia as genocide.
Numerous stories reveal the horrifying details of this crime.
The article by Vitaliy Ohienko, “How to Explain the Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children,” delves into how Russia abducts Ukrainian children and what can be done about it.
As the world unites in the fight for justice and human values, stories of kidnapped children become a symbol of resistance against barbarism and injustice that cannot be ignored.