Post #28352

💬 Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova: Acting on the instructions of President Vladimir Putin, we continue our work to reunite children with their families in Russia, Ukraine and third countries. One child will return to Russia. Four boys and one girl, aged between 4 and 15, will be reunited with their families in Ukraine. Each case is unique. One boy had been living with his grandfather and, after his passing, expressed the wish to move to Ukraine to live with his mother. Another child, following the death of his mother, had been staying with his grandparents and asked to live with his uncle in Ukraine, who has since obtained legal guardianship. The child is being accompanied by his grandfather. Three other children had been residing in an institution and will now be reunited with their mothers in Ukraine. We provide assistance in such cases upon a request from a parent or another close relative with the appropriate legal standing, taking into account the views of the children and the specific circumstances of each situation. I would like to thank the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump for her continued commitment and active involvement in efforts to reunite children with their families. Thanks to her coordination, these reunifications were expedited and the groundwork has been laid for a more efficient process going forward. ❗️With our support, 30 children from 22 families have been reunited with relatives in Russia, while 134 children from 108 families have been reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries.