PACE declares deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia as genocide.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has recognized the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia as "genocide" and called on the International Criminal Court to consider criminal prosecution of this crime. The resolution was adopted during the debate at the PACE's spring session, with 87 deputies out of 89 in attendance voting "for". The Assembly called for immediate action to halt the practices of unlawful forcible transfer and deportation currently being carried out by Russia against the Ukrainian population, especially its policy and practices relating to the removal of children from their families and homes.