Maria Lvova-Belova accused by Ukraine of organising capture of vulnerable children in Luhansk and Donetsk
A fresh wave of sanctions against Russia has been imposed by the government, as the UK signalled its disapproval of the Russian abduction of Ukrainian children into Russia, by aiming new sanctions at people involved with the “barbaric treatment of children in Ukraine”.
Russia said in May that more than 190,000 children had arrived from Donbas, including about 1,200 from orphanages in the self-proclaimed republics in Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia said the vast majority were Russian-speaking or supporting, and that once they had found homes, they would be provided with Russian citizenship.
Giving MPs an update on the state of the fighting, she said: “We are now approaching a critical moment. Russia is bombarding towns and cities in the east. She said: “Through the G7 and Nato we are doing everything we can to strengthen Ukraine’s hand. We also need to make sure our Baltic friends and our Polish friends are involved. Sanctions must be kept in place while Russian boots are on Ukrainian soil.
In an attempt to show the links between Russia and other authoritarian regime, the Foreign Office also imposed sanctions on Russian organisations responsible for supplying aircraft parts to the Myanmar armed forces.
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