00:01Members of the European Parliament have demanded that Russia immediately stop the practice of forcibly deporting Ukrainian children,
00:09stressing Moscow's full responsibility for safeguarding the rights of children living in territories under its control.
00:15In a resolution, European lawmakers condemned Russia's systematic deportation of Ukrainian children, their forcible transfer, illegal adoption, forced russification, ideological
00:27indoctrination and militarization during the war.
00:30MEPs called on Russia to immediately, safely and unconditionally return all deported and forcibly transferred Ukrainian children from territories under
00:39its control to Ukraine free from occupation.
00:42According to Brussels' calculations, as of September 2026, more than 20,000 cases of deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian
00:51children by Russia have been confirmed.
00:54As of October this year, around 2,700 children who had been deported, forcibly taken away or evacuated from occupied
01:02territories have been returned.
01:04The text states that returning the children is an obligation under international law and cannot be used as a subject
01:12of political bargaining or linked to territorial concessions, prisoner exchanges or other political agreements.
