Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to rally global support for the return of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, an issue that may resonate with the U.S. administration even as it pulls back on financial and military aid for Ukraine.
The leaders of Canada and Ukraine co-hosted an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that focused on the nearly 20,000 children forcibly removed by Russia. The matter has previously caught the attention of U.S. first lady Melania Trump, who wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in August urging him to end the war in order to protect affected children.
"Putin has stolen Ukrainian children,” Carney said at the event on Tuesday. "To lose their child is every parents’ nightmare. For the people of Ukraine, it is a horrifying reality.”
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