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Podcast: Problematic Women
Episode: Why Is Russia Taking Ukraine’s Children? | Jovita Neliupšienė
Description: Russia is responsible for the largest “systematic child abduction operation” since World War II, according to European Union Ambassador to the U.S. Jovita Neliupšienė.
“This is actually a civilization erasure, when you actually try to destroy the future of your neighboring country,” Neliupšienė says.
It is estimated that more than 20,000 children have been abducted from Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion four years ago, according to the ambassador. Some of the older children who were taken are now being trained to fight for the Russian army, she explains on th...