The coalition for the return of Ukrainian children already includes 37 countries

The coalition for the return of Ukrainian children already includes 37 countries, recently Argentina joined it. As transmits Ukrinform, first lady Olena Zelenska told about this in an interview with journalists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, El Salvador and Chile, the press service of the President's Office reports.

Olena Zelenska

The President's wife emphasized that Russia continues to hide the data and whereabouts of Ukrainian children. Neither Ukrainian authorities nor international organizations have access to them.

"We can oppose Russian arbitrariness towards defenseless children only by the joint efforts of all free countries. It is encouraging that the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children is constantly growing. It is important that all the countries of the world understand as soon as possible: the rights and protection of Ukrainian children are about the rights and protection of their children as well," noted Zelenska.

She added that 37 countries now belong to the coalition. Argentina joined it the other day.

During the interview, the first lady also talked about the work on the implementation of the All-Ukrainian mental health program "How are you?" and activities of the Elena Zelenska Foundation.

As reported by Ukrinform, on March 17, 2023, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Children's Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Maria Lvova-Belova, who are suspected of war crimes in the form of illegal deportation and transfer of the population, including children, from the occupied territory of Ukraine, at least from February 24, 2022.

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