{"id":2124996,"date":"2026-09-02T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124996"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:45:21","slug":"eu-eyes-additional-sanctions-on-ukrainian-children-deportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124996","title":{"rendered":"EU eyes additional sanctions on Ukrainian children deportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/83\/45\/1200x675_cmsv2_4f0da8b0-d842-5870-9402-a6f6361cd851-9898345.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2922601-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922601\" data-cid=\"9899208\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922601-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/89\/54\/189x106_cmsv2_93854016-421e-5d89-9af6-07df6b4e0f3a-9898954.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"King Charles III of England with French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the British Museum in London, 2 September 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Macron, King Charles hail UK-France ties at Bayeux Tapestry exhibit\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922669-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922669\" data-cid=\"9899181\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922669-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/04\/83\/11\/28\/189x106_cmsv2_09e2d377-a480-5cf6-a23e-fc9fc4a2ec59-4831128.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"This April 4, 2016 file photo shows Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb in Malta on Oct. 16, 2017.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Malta jury clears businessman in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922631-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922631\" data-cid=\"9899069\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922631-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/90\/69\/189x106_cmsv2_b4f97632-1499-5f92-b14a-ae6bf650275d-9899069.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spanish Pedro Sanchez speaks to reporters \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain in disarray over leaked reports about Morocco\u2019s role in Ceuta\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922524-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2922524\" data-cid=\"9898543\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922524-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/85\/43\/189x106_cmsv2_efb8ba1d-6940-5094-a07b-1ffd3e9a5b37-9898543.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Bentele (EPP) and Germain (S&amp;D) in The Ring\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The surge of the far-right &#8211; who is to blame? 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MEPs clash in The Ring\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            EU eyes additional sanctions on Ukrainian children deportation<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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u-display-none\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed__tooltip\"><br \/>\n                            Copy\/paste the article video embed link below:<br \/>\n                        <\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed u-display-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-copy-to-clipboard.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Copy to clipboard\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-share-comment-copy\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed--success-copied u-display-none js-c-article-share-comment-video-embed-success-link-copied\"><br \/>\n                                Copied<br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        The EU is preparing new sanctions on 27 Russian individuals and entities involved in the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, ahead of a September conference in Toronto on their return.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>The EU&#8217;s diplomatic service presented on Wednesday additional listings targeting 27 Russian individuals and entities involved in the forced deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>EU ambassadors reviewed the new blacklisting at their first meeting since the summer recess. It is expected to be adopted by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time Brussels has targeted those responsible for Russia&#8217;s illegal mass abduction, deportation and re-education of minors from Ukraine&#8217;s occupied territories. Several individual listings have already featured in previous sanctions packages.<\/p>\n<p>In May, EU countries blacklisted 16 individuals and seven entities to mark the high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children. A follow-up conference is due to take place in Toronto, Canada, on 28-29 September.<\/p>\n<p>Following Wednesday&#8217;s presentation, further technical work is required to finalise the listing, as legal checks must ensure the sanctions are robust enough to withstand challenges in court.<\/p>\n<p>The European External Action Service (EEAS) has also shared with member states a list of 1,600 individuals and entities directly contributing to Russia&#8217;s war effort, part of a broader shift away from large, sector-focused sanctions packages.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has verified the deportation of more than 20,500 children to Russia to date. Yale\u2019s Humanitarian Research Lab estimates the number may be closer to 35,000, while Moscow has openly suggested it could be as high as 700,000.<\/p>\n<p>The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said that the true number of deported children is almost impossible to verify.<\/p>\n<p>Euronews <strong>reported<\/strong> earlier that Russia-installed occupation authorities in Ukraine\u2019s regions created an online \u201ccatalogue\u201d of Ukrainian children, offering them for coerced \u201cadoption\u201d through the education department.<\/p>\n<p>The minors are reportedly sorted and categorised so users can \u201cfilter\u201d them by age, gender, and physical characteristics such as eye and hair colour. The children are also described in terms of personality traits, with some labelled as \u201cobedient\u201d or \u201ccalm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Ukraine <strong>it can take years to return one child<\/strong> from Russia after abduction, from the beginning of the identification until the return takes place.<\/p>\n<p>Almost every return so far has been mediated by a third state, notably Qatar, South Africa and the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>In March the United Nations said that the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span 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It is expected to be adopted by the end of the month.It is not the first time Brussels has targeted those responsible for Russia&#8217;s illegal mass abduction, deportation and re-education of minors from Ukraine&#8217;s occupied territories. Several individual listings have already featured in previous sanctions packages.In May, EU countries blacklisted 16 individuals and seven entities to mark the high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children. A follow-up conference is due to take place in Toronto, Canada, on 28-29 September.Following Wednesday&#8217;s presentation, further technical work is required to finalise the listing, as legal checks must ensure the sanctions are robust enough to withstand challenges in court.The European External Action Service (EEAS) has also shared with member states a list of 1,600 individuals and entities directly contributing to Russia&#8217;s war effort, part of a broader shift away from large, sector-focused sanctions packages.Ukraine has verified the deportation of more than 20,500 children to Russia to date. Yale\u2019s Humanitarian Research Lab estimates the number may be closer to 35,000, while Moscow has openly suggested it could be as high as 700,000.The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said that the true number of deported children is almost impossible to verify.Euronews\u00a0reported\u00a0earlier that Russia-installed occupation authorities in Ukraine\u2019s regions created an online \u201ccatalogue\u201d of Ukrainian children, offering them for coerced \u201cadoption\u201d through the education department.The minors are reportedly sorted and categorised so users can \u201cfilter\u201d them by age, gender, and physical characteristics such as eye and hair colour. 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