“During the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia kidnapped over 19,000 Ukrainian children. Theft of children from their native country is a mean and barbaric act” – Senator wrote on X, who is a close ally of US President Donald Trump.
“As I said earlier this year, if Russia does not return children, I intend to push through a law that considers Russia as a country sponsoring terrorism under American law” – added the Senator of the Republicans.
Graham emphasized that the recognition of Russia as a country sponsoring terrorism will cause that Putin's Russia will become “radioactive” for other countries and enterprises.
Melania Trump intervened in the matter of kidnapped Ukrainian children
Last week, the first lady of the US Melania Trump in a letter to Putin also intervened in the matter of protection of children last week. President Trump personally gave Putin to Putin during a meeting in Alaska.
The government in Kiev estimates that Russia has deported or forcibly resettled about 20 thousand. Ukrainian children. In Russia, these people are subjected to Russification. They are forbidden to speak Ukrainian and indoctrinate with propaganda content. Older children are also sent to military training.
Participation in the compulsory resettlements of civilians from the occupied areas of Ukraine was the basis for Putin's arrest warrant in 2023 by the international criminal tribunal.
