02:31Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova announced that since the conflict began, 80 children in Ukraine and 13 in Russia had been reunited with their families, through Qatar's mediation, speaking in Moscow on Thursday.
Footage shows Lvova-Belova along with Qatari Ambassador Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Thani speaking to the children and their relatives.
"Currently, 80 children have been reunited with their families in Ukraine, and 13 children have returned and been reunited with their families in Russia. We hope for the support of our partners and the work will continue. <...> A huge thank you to Qatar for helping us with the relocation of the children," Lvova-Belova said.
The transfer process took place in Doha on Tuesday evening.
In April, Russia and Ukraine held their first face-to-face negotiations in Doha. As a result, a list of 29 children was drawn up to be reunited with their relatives in Ukraine, and 19 children were returned to their families in Russia.
On May 22, Lvova-Belov stated that since the beginning of the military offensive, Moscow has managed to reunite 70 children with their families in Ukraine, while six of them have returned to their relatives in Russia.On Wednesday, four more children in Ukraine were reunited with their families in the Russia with the mediation of Qatar.
In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin for 'war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the ICC's decision was 'outrageous and unacceptable', adding that Russia 'like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also accused Putin and Lvova-Belova of the 'war crime' of 'deporting Ukrainian children'.
During an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in New York in April, Lvova-Belova said that Moscow was not preventing the reunification of parents and evacuated children who were in the custody and guardianship of Russian social services.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Through Qatar's mediation 80 children reunited with families in Ukraine, 13 with families in Russia since conflict began - Lvova-Belova
Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova announced that since the conflict began, 80 children in Ukraine and 13 in Russia had been reunited with their families, through Qatar's mediation, speaking in Moscow on Thursday.
Footage shows Lvova-Belova along with Qatari Ambassador Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Thani speaking to the children and their relatives.
"Currently, 80 children have been reunited with their families in Ukraine, and 13 children have returned and been reunited with their families in Russia. We hope for the support of our partners and the work will continue. <...> A huge thank you to Qatar for helping us with the relocation of the children," Lvova-Belova said.
The transfer process took place in Doha on Tuesday evening.
In April, Russia and Ukraine held their first face-to-face negotiations in Doha. As a result, a list of 29 children was drawn up to be reunited with their relatives in Ukraine, and 19 children were returned to their families in Russia.
On May 22, Lvova-Belov stated that since the beginning of the military offensive, Moscow has managed to reunite 70 children with their families in Ukraine, while six of them have returned to their relatives in Russia.On Wednesday, four more children in Ukraine were reunited with their families in the Russia with the mediation of Qatar.
In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin for 'war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the ICC's decision was 'outrageous and unacceptable', adding that Russia 'like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also accused Putin and Lvova-Belova of the 'war crime' of 'deporting Ukrainian children'.
During an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in New York in April, Lvova-Belova said that Moscow was not preventing the reunification of parents and evacuated children who were in the custody and guardianship of Russian social services.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova announced that since the conflict began, 80 children in Ukraine and 13 in Russia had been reunited with their families, through Qatar's mediation, speaking in Moscow on Thursday.
Footage shows Lvova-Belova along with Qatari Ambassador Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Thani speaking to the children and their relatives.
"Currently, 80 children have been reunited with their families in Ukraine, and 13 children have returned and been reunited with their families in Russia. We hope for the support of our partners and the work will continue. <...> A huge thank you to Qatar for helping us with the relocation of the children," Lvova-Belova said.
The transfer process took place in Doha on Tuesday evening.
In April, Russia and Ukraine held their first face-to-face negotiations in Doha. As a result, a list of 29 children was drawn up to be reunited with their relatives in Ukraine, and 19 children were returned to their families in Russia.
On May 22, Lvova-Belov stated that since the beginning of the military offensive, Moscow has managed to reunite 70 children with their families in Ukraine, while six of them have returned to their relatives in Russia.On Wednesday, four more children in Ukraine were reunited with their families in the Russia with the mediation of Qatar.
In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin for 'war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the ICC's decision was 'outrageous and unacceptable', adding that Russia 'like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also accused Putin and Lvova-Belova of the 'war crime' of 'deporting Ukrainian children'.
During an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in New York in April, Lvova-Belova said that Moscow was not preventing the reunification of parents and evacuated children who were in the custody and guardianship of Russian social services.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.