Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Russia is engaged in genocide by abducting Ukrainian children and forcing them to adopt Russian culture, several U.S. senators said and heard during a hearing on Wednesday.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs convened the hearing, called "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation," to better determine if there is a legitimate concern that Russia has taken tens of thousands of children since invading Ukraine in early 2022.
Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., opened the hearing by questioning peace talks that don't address the matter of child abductions by Russian forces.
"Our Ukrainian allies claim 19,546 reports of unlawful deportation and forced transfer of children from the occupied areas of Ukraine by Russia," Graham said.
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