Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, was asked at a press conference whether Russia would return the children taken from Ukraine. It has been reported DEA News.
The Permanent Representative replied that this would happen when it was safe in Ukraine.
“When conditions are safe – of course, why not?” said.
As the diplomat pointed out, Ukrainian children moved to the Russian Federation because the Russian side wanted to “protect them from the danger posed by military operations”.
He also described the problem of children “forcibly brought to Russia” as exaggerated. Nebenzya added that the Russian Federation plans to hold an informal meeting with the UN Security Council around April 6 to shed light on this situation.
On March 17, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and juvenile ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova for their possible involvement in “particularly the illegal deportation and displacement of the population”. children,” from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said in the Kremlin: take into account He was outraged by the ICC’s invalid decision and the raising of this question.
At the same time, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, following the court’s decision to continue To cooperate with the Russian Federation on the situation in Ukraine.