The Russian Federation has informed representatives from Qatar about its readiness to return another group of children to Ukraine, stated Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.
"Qatar has informed that, according to information they received from the Russian Federation, the Russians have agreed to return the next group of Ukrainian children. Through Qatar's mediation, we have already returned four groups of children," Lubinets reported.
At the same time, he noted that he expects that soon the fifth group of children will return through Qatar's mediation.
"I hope that the fifth group will return soon. But I won't mention the number," the ombudsman said.
Deportation of Ukrainian children
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, Ukrainian children have been deported on a regular basis to Crimea, Belarus, or remote areas of Russia.
It is because of this that the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for dictator Vladimir Putin and the authorized representative for children's rights in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova.
Yesterday, Russians spread information about supposed direct negotiations with Ukraine regarding the exchange of children. According to the Russians, agreements were supposedly reached for 29 children to move to Ukraine and 19 to Russia.
However, later Dmitry Lubinets refuted this information. He denied negotiations with Russia, adding that Ukraine is returning children from deportation with the assistance of partners, including Qatar.
