{"id":211623,"date":"2026-11-12T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211623\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T02:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T23:20:09","slug":"european-parliament-demands-information-on-ukrainian-children-transferred-to-belarus-calls-for-tougher-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211623\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament demands information about Ukrainian children transferred to Belarus, calls for tougher sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 12, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution<\/a> demanding that Russian and Belarusian authorities inform Kyiv about all Ukrainian children deported or forcibly transferred to their territories and calling for expanding sanctions against implicated officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Parliament demands that the \u201cRussian and Belarusian regimes provide the Ukrainian authorities and relevant international organizations with complete and verifiable information on all Ukrainian children deported or forcibly transferred to, through or within their territories, including their identities, whereabouts, health conditions and legal status.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resolution calls for an immediate end to practices involving changes to children\u2019s names, nationality or family status that obstruct identification and family reunification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Parliament cites a 2023 Yale University study that \u201cidentified at least 2,442 Ukrainian children transferred to 13 facilities in Belarus, where they were subjected to political re-education and, in documented cases, military training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resolution welcomes cooperation between Europol, Eurojust and the Ukrainian Ombudsman that aims at information gathering and locating children \u201cillegally transferred to Russia, Belarus and North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing Ukrainian authorities, the Parliament says that 20,651 cases of deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children had been verified as of September 2026, with 2,752 children returned as of October 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resolution was adopted with 536 votes in favor, eight against and 37 abstentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus serves as a destination for Ukrainian children relocated from Russian-controlled territories under state-sponsored recreation and rehabilitation programs. Minsk\u2019s involvement in these transfers has been flagged to international legal bodies, including the International Criminal Court, as part of broader investigations into potential war crimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opposition briefs EU on Belaruskalij\u2019s alleged role in illegal transfers of Ukrainian children<\/h3>\n
October 31, Pozirk. The European Union will take into account information about the involvement of Belarus potash monopoly Belaruskalij (Belaruskali) in unlawful transfers of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas, the opposition United Transitional Cabinet reported, citing the European External Action …<\/div>\n \n