Russia-Ukraine: Repatriation of 13 children displaced by the war

Qatar announced today that an agreement has been reached with Ukraine and Russia to exchange 13 children displaced by the war. Kiev is demanding the return of some 20,000 minors who were “exiled or forcibly displaced” to Russia. “Nine minors and one adult will be reunited with their families in Ukraine,” a Qatari official said, while four minors will be returned to their relatives in Russia. According to this source, the nine Ukrainian minors are between 12 and 17 years old, while the Russian children are between 2 and 7 years old. All minors will be transferred to the Qatari embassy in Moscow, before being reunited with their families. Qatar has since July 2023 helped repatriate many Ukrainian minors who were taken to Russia and Russian-occupied territories after the invasion in February 2022. In the spring of 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against […]
Source: News Beast

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