The US State Department has officially confirmed that it will provide short-term funding for an initiative to document data on Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. After that, the initiative is planned to be permanently blocked.
Points of attention
- Yale University Humanities Research Laboratory led the initiative that tracked and documented Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
- The funding provided is aimed at ensuring a proper transfer of critical data on abducted children to relevant authorities before the program is permanently closed.
US gradually reduces aid to Ukraine
The authorities' decision was announced by a spokesman for the American diplomatic department.
What is important to understand is that this is an initiative led by the Yale University Humanities Research Laboratory that helped track thousands of Ukrainian children who were abducted by the aggressor country, Russia.
According to the latest data, it was decided to provide funding for a short period while the implementers of the Conflict Observatory program ensure the proper transfer of critical data on children to the relevant authorities.
The spokesman for the diplomatic department draws attention to the fact that this is "part of the standard procedure for closing programs that cease their activities."
It is worth noting that the closure of the program, called the "Observatory of the Conflict in Ukraine," was approved after Trump ordered a broad review to prevent what he said was a waste of American taxpayer money.
To better understand the topic of Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children, watch the documentary "Damaged Childhood," created by the Ukrainian independent media and video production company Online.UA:
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- Додати до обраного
