Overview
- A White House statement announced Thursday that six Ukrainian minors in Russia will return to family in Ukraine, with a seventh expected later in April.
- The First Lady’s office says Melania Trump and an authorized representative are in direct talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials to coordinate further reunifications.
- The effort is the fourth such handover, following earlier returns reported in October, December, and February.
- U.N. investigators recently said Russia’s transfers of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, and the International Criminal Court has issued related arrest warrants.
- Ukraine reports identifying more than 20,000 taken children and bringing back just over 2,000, and the U.S. has launched a $25 million program to fund tracing, transport, and rehabilitation.