Over 19,000 Ukrainian children, kidnapped by the Russians since the beginning of the war. About 400 returned home
At least 19,500 Ukrainian children have been confirmed abducted by Russia since the start of the war, and fewer than 400 have returned home, according to the Ukrainian government's Children of War database. Argentina will join the coalition for the return of kidnapped Ukrainian children, writes tvrinfo.ro.
A Ukrainian delegation, led by presidential adviser Daria Herasimchuk, visited Argentina as part of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's "Bring Kids Back UA" project. The visit was organized by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Herasimchuk was accompanied by the ambassador of Ukraine to Argentina, Iurii Klymenko. The delegation met with representatives of the Argentine government and the National Congress, as well as with representatives of EU member states, the local Ukrainian community, educators, experts and journalists.
"Argentina's voice must sound with confidence in the coalition of countries, because you have your own traumatic memories and lost destinies in childhood," Herasimchuk said.
"By uniting efforts to save kidnapped Ukrainian children, to fulfill the fourth point of the peace formula proposed by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, the world countries will be able to create together a new and effective system for the protection of children around the world .”
Argentina has said it hopes to join the international coalition for the return of Ukrainian children in the near future, and that authorities have already submitted a draft declaration to parliament on joining the coalition.
In March, it was reported that Argentine President Javier Milei could visit Kiev in June, the first visit by a South American leader to Ukraine since the war broke out.
