The Yale team’s September report described a “potentially unprecedented” network of indoctrination and militarization camps, where abducted Ukrainian children are either detained indefinitely or adopted into Russian families.
In 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Putin and a senior aide over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian minors — a move Moscow has vehemently denied.
Early Signs of Progress
Melania Trump reported that eight children have been reunited with their families in the last 24 hours, including three who were taken to Russia and five who were separated by the border conflict. “Plans are already underway to reunify more children in the immediate future,” she said.
Her statement concluded with a hopeful message: “Until every child is home, this mission will continue. It is not only an act of compassion — it is an act of justice.”
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