That this House expresses its anger and revulsion at the abduction of over 30,000 Ukrainian children since the start of Russia's invasion; notes with disgust this tactic of the Russian Armed Forces, which threatens to rob Ukraine of its future; believes that these mass abductions authorised by President Putin constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity; calls for President Putin to be held accountable for these crimes and for the implementation of the outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him; supports wholeheartedly the work of the Bring Kids Back initiative and the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (YHRL) to locate and bring home the abducted children; further notes with alarm that US Government funding for the YHRL will soon expire following the decision by President Trump to cease further funding for the programme; also notes with concern that the YHRL has only been given six weeks notice to prepare for the cessation of funding; urges the Government to commit to filling the funding gap for the YHRL, ensuring it can continue its vital work; and further urges the Government to seize the £25 billion of frozen Russia assets across the UK and to direct these to humanitarian, financial and military aid to Ukraine.
Signatories (54)
- Calum Miller Sponsor
- Monica Harding
- Helen Maguire
- Manuela Perteghella
- Ian Roome
- Tom Morrison
- Lisa Smart
- Brian Mathew
- Edward Morello
- James MacCleary
- Ian Sollom
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Richard Foord
- Adam Dance
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Ellie Chowns
- Pippa Heylings
- Mike Martin
- Jim Shannon
- Rachel Gilmour
- Mr Alistair Carmichael
- Olly Glover
- Alex Brewer
- Tim Farron
- Wera Hobhouse
- Mr Will Forster
- Zöe Franklin
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Claire Young
- Ann Davies
- Ben Lake
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Llinos Medi
- Jamie Stone
- Rachael Maskell
- Sarah Dyke
- Martin Wrigley
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Helen Morgan
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Clive Jones
- Liz Jarvis
- Vikki Slade
- Andrew George
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Chris Law
- Christine Jardine
- Susan Murray
- Victoria Collins
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Luke Myer
- Alison Bennett
- Dr Al Pinkerton