UN Standoff Over Russian War Crimes Against Ukrainian Children

Russia used its position as president of the UN Security Council to spread disinformation and propaganda about child abductions in Ukraine, according to the US and UK. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Moscow’s commissioner for children’s rights, for the “war crime” of “unlawful deportation and transfer” of children to Russia from regions in Ukraine occupied by its troops. Russia has scheduled several other council sessions on Ukraine, including one on April 24 that will be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.