The UN General Assembly has called on Russia to return Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia. The resolution passed with 91 votes in favor, 12 against, and 57 abstentions. Russia rejected the resolution, with its ambassador, Maria Zabolotskaya, calling it a “particularly cynical lie.” The Ukrainian government says several hundred thousand children have been forcibly took to Russia, with more than 19,000 cases . Experienced the resolution as a result of Russia’s actions in Crimea in 2014.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-12-05; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/un-resolution-urges-russia-to-return-forcibly-transferred-ukrainian-children