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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 128 

Condemning the Russian Federation’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 28, 2023 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. GRAHAM) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the Russian Federation’s kidnapping of 

Ukrainian children. 

Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation invaded the sovereign State of Ukraine in violation of international law; 

Whereas Russian troops have since committed horrendous 

atrocities and human rights violations; 

Whereas, as of March 2023, research indicates that agents 

of the Government of the Russian Federation have kidnapped and removed at least 6,000 innocent children 

from their homes in Ukraine, and have likely kidnapped 

tens of thousands more Ukrainian children; 

Whereas United States officials have indicated that more 

than 1,800 children were taken from Russian-controlled 

areas of Ukraine to Russia during July 2022; 


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Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation continues to provide false information about these children 

to parents and international nongovernmental organizations and human rights observers, including claiming the 

children have no parents or family; 

Whereas Russian authorities have loosened adoption laws to 

allow Russian families to more easily take custody of kidnapped Ukrainian children; 

Whereas Russian authorities provide additional funds to Russian families housing kidnapped Ukrainian children and 

force kidnapped Ukrainian children to become Russian 

citizens; 

Whereas this practice is in direct contradiction to any standard of reasonableness and civility; 

Whereas this practice is associated with dictators who pose 

a threat to humanity, world peace, and human rights; 

Whereas the International Criminal Court— 

(1) has opened war crimes cases over the abductions 

and re-education of Ukrainian children; and 

(2) has issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin; and 

Whereas children worldwide should be protected against all 

forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That Congress— 

2 (1) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, 

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1 tion of such children to re-education camps, where 

2 they are indoctrinated, abused, and exploited; 

3 (2) rebukes every other nation that provides aid 

4 and support to the Russian Federation’s kidnapping 

5 enterprise; 

6 (3) condemns forced adoptions of Ukrainian 

7 children by Russian citizens contrary to inter8 national intercountry adoption norms and the Con9 vention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 

10 Abduction, done at The Hague, October 25, 1980 

11 (TIAS 11670); and 

12 (4) implores the Russian Federation to work 

13 with international human rights and children welfare 

14 organizations to ensure the return of Ukrainian chil15 dren to their home country at the earliest available 

16 opportunity. 

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