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Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska urged international organisations to take responsibility and called for “tangible answers” to help restore peace in Ukraine.

The systematic deportation of Ukrainian children has been the most painful thing to watch during Russia’s war in Ukraine, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska said.

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The taking of 19,000 children to Russia is an act witnessed by the world that met with inadequate action,” she said.

“[…] We must critically evaluate the effectiveness of international organisations and their responses, or rather their inaction,” said the Ukrainian first lady during her presentation.

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Empty Beds: a mural highlights the abduction of Ukrainian children

Artist Phil Buehler has constructed a reminder of the almost 20,000 kids taken by Russian forces, on show in Little Ukraine, Manhattan

  • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    And Lvova-Belova, who acted as a face of this program from the russian side and actually said they do so and gave numbers, is wanted in Geneve, yet there’s no one to take her there yet. She’s betting hard on never being charged. She’d be turned over once it gets hot for her and other henchmen, but when would this moment come?