Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has ordered security services to tighten protection of children’s camps across the country just weeks after the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian officials and youth centers, targeting those responsible for the systematic unlawful deportation and indoctrination of displaced Ukrainian children.According to a Russian media outlet Kommersant, Putin ordered the country’s special services and law enforcement agencies to protect children’s centers, camps and health resorts, as more than 5.75 million children in Russia are expected to spend their vacations in such facilities.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“During the summer holidays, children’s centers, camps, and health resorts must be reliably protected,” Putin said, explaining that once again he “draws the attention of the heads of special services and all law enforcement agencies to the need to strengthen anti-terrorist security,” with a special focus on general security in the educational system.He added that if European countries “are concerned with gender issues and the protection of various sexual minorities, if they are irritated by the sight of happy children who love Russia, then it means we are doing everything right.”EU imposes sanctions on Russian officials and youth campsIn May, the EU adopted new restrictive measures against 16 individuals and 7 entities linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, targeting those accused of unlawful deportations and forced transfers, as well as forced assimilation and indoctrination of Ukrainian minors.