Ukraine asks Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador to help return deported children

Ukraine asks Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador to help return deported children

Ukraine aims for Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador to join the coalition for the return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A Ukrainian delegation led by the President’s advisor on children’s rights and rehabilitation, Dariya Herasymchuk, visited Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. They held meetings with parliamentarians, government representatives from these countries, ombudsmen, public activists, and journalists.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian representatives spoke about cases of murder and injury of Ukrainian children during the war, sexual violence, as well as the deportation and forced relocation of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation.

Herasymchuk invited experts from Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru to join the International Expert Group Bring Kids Back UA.

The delegation also included two Ukrainians who shared their stories. One of them experienced the blockade of Mariupol in 2022 as a child, was kidnapped by Russians, and forcibly relocated to temporarily occupied territories. The other grew up and studied in occupied Luhansk.