Sanctions announced on the 1,000th day of Russia's invasion highlight the UK's commitment to confronting its "barbaric" attack on Ukraine's sovereignty and children's cultural heritage.
Sybiha discussed Russia's heavy casualties, war crimes, threats to international security, calling for stronger sanctions and continued Ukraine support.
A commander in Russia's 205th Motor Rifle Brigade faces war crimes charges for orchestrating the forced removal of Ukrainian children to Russian territory.
Eight Ukrainian children aged 6-17 return home from Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast thanks to NGO Save Ukraine, with 162 children returned in 2024, reports Oblast chief Oleksandr Prokudin.
The coalition aims to collaborate with numerous countries worldwide, leveraging their collective influence to exert pressure on Moscow to secure the return of Ukrainian children.
"Today, our Save Ukraine team brought back four more children from the occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. These children range in age from 0 to 16 years old" - NGO
During her two-day unannounced visit to Ukraine, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Joly will push for international support in reversing Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children.
Russia automatically grants citizenship to displaced Ukrainian orphans in contravention of international law and Ukrainian rights, aiming to assimilate the children and prevent their return, Ukraine's MFA says.
Before Christmas, Ukraine brought back from Russian-occupied territories an eight-year-old who faced the threat of forced adoption in Russia and two 18-year-olds who might have been drafted to fight against Ukraine.
Qatar maintains its key role as a mediator, successfully securing the release of six more Ukrainian children and facilitating their reunion with their families in Ukraine.
Save Ukraine brought two Ukrainian children and their parents home, countering pressure from Russian authorities who sought to change the children's Ukrainian birth certificates to Russian ones