US imposes sanctions on people accused of helping to deport children from Ukraine

Empty cribs at a playhouse in the courtyard of Kherson regional children’s home. Pic: AP The United States has imposed sanctions on 13 people and organisations allegedly connected to the forced deportation of children from Ukraine.

It is also imposing visa restrictions on three Russia-installed authorities over their claimed involvement in human rights abuses of Ukrainian minors, the State Department said.

Kyiv estimates that Russian authorities have deported and/or forcibly displaced more than 19,500 children from their homes since the invasion of Ukraine in February last year.Among the organisations sanctioned is Artek – described by the State Department as a Russian […]

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