Overview
- The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by 91–12, with 57 abstentions, demanding the immediate, safe and unconditional return of Ukrainian children transferred to Russia or Russian-held areas.
- The measure urges an end to further deportations, family separations, citizenship changes, adoptions and indoctrination, and it empowers the UN Secretary-General to coordinate efforts, locate children and secure humanitarian access.
- Russia opposed the resolution and denied wrongdoing, arguing it moved children for safety and calling the accusations politically motivated.
- U.S. first lady Melania Trump said seven more children — six boys and one girl — were reunited with families in Ukraine through a reunification initiative she backs.
- At a U.S. Senate hearing, lawmakers from both parties said repatriation must be nonnegotiable in any peace talks, as Ukraine reports roughly 19,000–20,000 children taken and fewer than 2,000 returned, and the ICC warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova remain in force.