118 SRES 128 IS: Condemning the Russian Federation’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children. U.S. Senate 2023-03-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 128 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2023 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Graham) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Condemning the Russian Federation’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation invaded the sovereign State of Ukraine in violation of international law; Whereas Russian troops have since committed horrendous atrocities and human rights violations; Whereas, as of March 2023, research indicates that agents of the Government of the Russian Federation have kidnapped and removed at least 6,000 innocent children from their homes in Ukraine, and have likely kidnapped tens of thousands more Ukrainian children; Whereas United States officials have indicated that more than 1,800 children were taken from Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine to Russia during July 2022; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation continues to provide false information about these children to parents and international nongovernmental organizations and human rights observers, including claiming the children have no parents or family; Whereas Russian authorities have loosened adoption laws to allow Russian families to more easily take custody of kidnapped Ukrainian children; Whereas Russian authorities provide additional funds to Russian families housing kidnapped Ukrainian children and force kidnapped Ukrainian children to become Russian citizens; Whereas this practice is in direct contradiction to any standard of reasonableness and civility; Whereas this practice is associated with dictators who pose a threat to humanity, world peace, and human rights; Whereas the International Criminal Court— (1)has opened war crimes cases over the abductions and re-education of Ukrainian children; and (2)has issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin; and Whereas children worldwide should be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1)condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Russian Federation’s abduction of innocent children from their families in Ukraine and the relocation of such children to re-education camps, where they are indoctrinated, abused, and exploited; (2)rebukes every other nation that provides aid and support to the Russian Federation’s kidnapping enterprise; (3)condemns forced adoptions of Ukrainian children by Russian citizens contrary to international intercountry adoption norms and the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague, October 25, 1980 (TIAS 11670); and (4)implores the Russian Federation to work with international human rights and children welfare organizations to ensure the return of Ukrainian children to their home country at the earliest available opportunity.