Trump Signals Potential Reversal on Funding for Ukrainian Child Abduction Program

In a call with Zelensky, Trump pledged continued U.S. cooperation to address the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia.

Over 19,500 cases of Ukrainian children being unlawfully deported by Russia have been reported since the invasion began, with efforts to erase Ukrainian identity widely condemned as a war crime.
President Trump assured Ukrainian President Zelensky of ongoing U.S. support in locating and repatriating abducted children during a March 20 phone call.
The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, which has been instrumental in tracking these children and documenting evidence of war crimes, recently lost U.S. funding under the Trump administration.
Trump has hinted at a possible policy shift, expressing willingness to address the issue even outside the structure of the defunded program.
Approximately 1,240 children have been successfully repatriated, while concerns persist about securing critical data collected by Yale for future legal and humanitarian efforts.