Rubio denied the resumption of the program to investigate the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied the resumption of the program to investigate the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia, noting that it is not being funded.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied information that the program to investigate the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia has resumed its work. The program is not funded. Rubio said this during a press conference, reports UNN.
No, the program has not been restored - the program is not funded. It was part of the cuts that were made, but we secured the data and ensured that they are available to us and can be shared with any relevant authorities, and we will issue a report to Congress - I don't know if it will be a notice or just answers to the letters they wrote to us
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The Washington Post, citing unnamed US officials, reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump suspended the Washington-funded initiative, which documented alleged war crimes by Russia, including a confidential database with details of the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce reported that information collected as part of the Yale University project on Russia's abduction of children from the occupied Ukrainian territories was not deleted despite the termination of funding.
Reuters reported that the US has allocated funds to finance the initiative to document the abduction of Ukrainian children. Prior to this, the program was suspended at the initiative of Trump.
