The US State Department has reportedly deleted crucial evidence documenting Russia’s alleged abduction of up to 35,000 Ukrainian children, severely hampering international efforts to track and rescue them.
The data, compiled by Yale University researchers, was part of an investigation into Russian war crimes. The deletion follows a funding cut, raising concerns about accountability and justice for the victims. US lawmakers are now urging the Biden administration to restore access to the lost evidence.
The issue remains a major point of discussion in US-Ukraine diplomatic talks.
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This is absolutely infuriating—how do you just "delete" key evidence of war crimes, especially when it involves thousands of kidnapped children? The U.S. constantly talks about holding Russia accountable, but then pulls something like this that only helps Putin cover his tracks.
So the government funds an investigation into war crimes, then just deletes the evidence when it becomes inconvenient—classic example of why you should never trust the state to handle accountability.
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Researchers have lost access to evidence of alleged Russian war crimes following Trump admin funding cut
The importance of returning “the forcibly transferred Ukrainian children” was a key topic in the meeting between top US and Ukrainian ... Wednesday’s letter, led by Ohio Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman, noted that the evidence was being preserved ...
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