The head of the Estonian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Kadri Tali, called on the assembly to draw up a specific plan of action for the rescue of children taken from Ukraine to Russia.
Points of attention
- Over 700,000 Ukrainian children have been abducted and resettled in Russia, posing a threat to the identity of the Ukrainian people.
- Estonia demands immediate action from the PACE to rescue children taken from Ukraine to Russia and opposes Russia's abduction tactics as a form of genocide.
- The abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia is highlighted as a deliberate activity to steal the future and identity of a nation, prompting an urgent response from the international community.
- The documentary 'Mutilated Childhood' sheds light on real stories of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, demonstrating the need for protection of children's rights and the severe consequences of such actions.
- The call for action by Estonia's Kadri Tali emphasizes the critical need to intervene promptly in the crisis of child kidnapping and forced relocation exacerbated by Russia's war against Ukraine.
Estonia called on the PACE to oppose the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia
According to some estimates, more than 700,000 Ukrainian children were transported to Russia for "rescue". In fact, it is a deliberate activity, the purpose of which is to steal the future and identity of one people.
The representative of Estonia noted that Russia's war against Ukraine led to large-scale kidnappings and forced relocation of people, especially children. This is a crisis that requires an immediate response.
She added that when a child is in trouble in ordinary life, "we are expected to intervene immediately": "Why are we waiting now? Would you delay if it was your child?".
Tali called on the international community to take immediate decisive action.
The fact that children are forcibly taken away from their homeland and as far as possible from their families is not just a crime. The consequences of Russification will be irreversible.
Kadri Tali
Head of the Estonian delegation to PACE
Tali called what was happening a genocide and drew parallels with the history of Estonia, referring to her family's experience.
If children disappeared in the same proportions in Estonia, the entire nation would be wiped off the face of the earth.
Russia kidnaps Ukrainian children
The Online.UA documentary "Mutilated Childhood" tells about Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The film contains real stories of children and their families who suffered from Russia's war against Ukraine, comments by leading scientists, psychologists, lawyers and experts on the protection of children's rights.
The heroes of the tape went through Russian captivity, torture, abduction to a health camp, some were separated from their parents during the so-called filtering measures.
