Alicia Kearns: Russia learning from China on ‘abduction and re-education’ of Ukrainian children

During foreign, commonwealth and development department questions today, the Conservative MP Alicia Kearns challenged the minister to sanction Russian leaders in involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children.

Ms Kearns asked: “The abduction and so-called re-education and illegal adoption of 6000 Ukrainian children is an act of genocide. … This clearly has been learnt from China and Tibet and Xinjiang. So will we now back the campaign and sanction the further individuals responsible for this?”.

Secretary of State James Cleverly responded: “The abduction, forcible deportation and stolen tax purposes, kidnap of Ukrainian children is a terrible and perverse act. I can assure my honourable friend and the House that we will not rest until the people who are involved in this are held to account”.