"It could join the Coalition for the Return of Children and support the Peace Summit communiqué, call Putin and tell him who he really is, and make him return the children. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi can do it as he has significant influence. He could tell Putin directly, 'Return one thousand children to me, and I will bring them back to Ukraine.' That’s a real step. He has taken tens of thousands; let Modi return one thousand. If each influential person, like Modi, could help bring back one thousand children, we could return most of our kids," Zelenskyy said.According to the Ukrainian president, the issue of returning the children could be raised at the next G20 meeting.
"If 20,000 Ukrainian children have been deported, then each G20 leader could take responsibility for returning one thousand children," Zelenskyy remarked.He also noted that the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin for child abduction is in effect.
"The result of the ICC warrant is clear—Putin no longer travels to most countries in the world. We see it. Most leaders who have ratified the Rome Statute and thus recognize the ICC’s decisions avoid visiting Putin. This is an outcome," Zelenskyy said.On the other hand, Mongolia's latest decision not to arrest Putin despite the ICC warrant has once again demonstrated that it "is not an independent country." In March 2023, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin on charges of war crimes, specifically for the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine and the unlawful transfer of Ukrainians to Russia. Read more:
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