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Russia demands Ukraine stop false ‘child kidnapping’ claims | Russia demands Ukraine stop false ‘child kidnapping’ claims |
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Kiev has turned the accusations into a show for “soft-hearted Europeans,” Moscow’s top negotiator has said | |
Ukraine must stop making false claims about alleged “child kidnapping,” which it uses to stage a media show aimed at “soft-hearted Europeans,” Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia’s delegation at the Istanbul talks, has said. | |
Medinsky made the remarks following the second round of negotiations with Kiev’s delegation on Monday. He told journalists that Ukraine had submitted a list of 339 children affected by the conflict. | |
“This list shows, unfortunately, that the Ukrainian authorities have staged a show,” he said. “In reality, we are talking about dozens of children – none of whom were abducted. Not a single one. These are children saved by our soldiers, at the risk of their own lives, pulled from combat zones and evacuated.” | |
“We are looking for their parents,” he added. “When parents are found, we return them.” | |
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