A coalition of countries is announced to collect information about captured Ukrainians
1 November 12:56
More than 45 countries have signed a commitment to facilitate the return of all Ukrainian prisoners and deportees – this is one of the results of the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension within the framework of the “Peace Formula”, which ended the day before in Montreal. This is reported on the website of the Ukrainian President, Komersant ukrainskyi informs.
Another outcome of the conference is that Qatar, the Vatican, South Africa, Lithuania and the UAE have pledged to help return Ukrainians deported to Russia.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie emphasized that these are specific commitments made by these 5 states.
And Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga emphasized the commitments of several states to help return the children.
In addition, an agreement was reached to create a coalition of countries to collect information about captured Ukrainians.
The conference participants also pledged to support Ukraine in the reintegration of those who eventually return.
Thus, at the conference, its participants formed a roadmap with practical solutions to ensure all stages of the return of prisoners and deportees, as well as to increase pressure on the Russian Federation to comply with international law and the Geneva Conventions.
Who is waiting to be returned from Russia
The Russian authorities and their accomplices have illegally deported thousands of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories to Russia. According to the Children of War database, Russia has abducted at least 19,500 children since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, and less than 400 of them have returned home.
Russia is also holding thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war, and 3,672 of them have been returned from captivity.
In total, more than 40,000 Ukrainians are currently listed in the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, which includes military personnel and civilians, according to Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna.
