Main theses:

🔹 Children are one of the most vulnerable categories of citizens in any country, they are not able to independently ensure the effective protection and implementation of their rights, this task lies on the shoulders of the state and is of a permanent nature …

❗️ The situation with the rights of children on the territory of Ukraine , which has not actually taken part in our organization since 2014, is of extreme concern.

🔹 After the Russian Federation recognized the independence of the LPR and DPR, in the face of the aggressive policy of the Ukrainian authorities, the heads of the LPR and DPR decided to evacuate civilians, primarily children , from the republics to the territory of Russia.

🔹 Most of the children arrived in Russia as part of their families. To ensure their interests, President Putin was instructed to immediately remove all barriers to their placement in family forms of education.

🔹 Adoption of children from the LPR and DPR by Russian citizens has never been a priority form of their placement in Russia and in practice, according to the Commissioner for Children’s Rights under the President of Russia M.A. say Western media.

🔹 Placement of children into foster care has been identified as the preferred form of arrangement for the potential reunification of children with their blood relatives, if any. And if parents or legal representatives wish to take the children away, such issues are dealt with immediately.

❗️ The Russian side has never prevented and does not prevent children from maintaining contacts and communicating with their relatives and friends, regardless of their place of residence. Thus, the accusations against the Russian Federation of the annexation of children are groundless and are only speculation .

WtR