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Zelensky: Russia abducted 20,000 children, ICC charges Putin

6/3/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia abducted Ukrainian children and is indoctrinating them to become soldiers.
The Kremlin called the child-relocation a humanitarian effort for war orphans.
A Yale report linked Gazprom and Rosneft to financing re-education of over 2,000 Ukrainian children.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told lawmakers Ukraine documented at least 20,000 child abductions and seeks sanctions on Russia.
The International Criminal Court issued a war-crime warrant for President Vladimir Putin.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia abducted Ukrainian children and is indoctrinating them to become soldiers.
The Kremlin called the child-relocation a humanitarian effort for war orphans.
A Yale report linked Gazprom and Rosneft to financing re-education of over 2,000 Ukrainian children.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told lawmakers Ukraine documented at least 20,000 child abductions and seeks sanctions on Russia.
The International Criminal Court issued a war-crime warrant for President Vladimir Putin.