Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine

Amendment No. 36 | Doc. 16193 | 24 June 2025

Signatories:

Ms Olena KHOMENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Edmunds CEPURĪTIS, Latvia, SOC ; Mr Serhii KALCHENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Olena MOSHENETS, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Kadri TALI, Estonia, ALDE ; Ms Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Markus WIECHEL, Sweden, ECPA ; Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD

Origin

2025 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 10, replace the third sentence with the following sentence:

"According to information from the Ukrainian Government, as of May 2025, 19 546 children had been deported or forcibly transferred, and only 1 366 have been returned. "

Explanatory note

Updated the number of returned children (according to the information from the Bring Kids Back initiative). Noted that the return of children must be unconditional. Mentioned the role of Belarus. Expanded on militarization programs.