Russia - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:48 pm on 14 May 2024.

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Photo of Lord Pickles Lord Pickles Conservative 5:48, 14 May 2024

My Lords, on using Russian assets, there still remains the appalling war crime of 19,600 children who have been abducted by the Putin regime from their families in Ukraine, who have had no contact with them—and so far only 388 have been returned. Could we not offer help to those families, first, to trace where their children are and, secondly, in the form of financial help to get them back?