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Are Russian transfers of Ukrainian children to re-education and adoption facilities a form of genocide?
Throughout Russia’s war against Ukraine, there have been countless reports of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Now, there are also allegations of genocide involving the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
- Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria
- The Conversation
The International Criminal Court has just issued two arrest warrants in connection with the transfer of Ukrainian children for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian commissioner for children’s rights.
While this is a significant legal milestone, the warrants might not necessarily lead to an arrest – due to a lack of enforcement mechanisms and the likely reluctance of the Russian state and…