London
\nTaking notice of \u201cforced deportation\u201d of children from Ukraine to Russian-controlled territory, the UK government on Monday announced new sanctions against Moscow.
\nIn response to \u201cRussia\u2019s attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity\u201d, Britain\u2019s Foreign minister James Cleverly announced the 14 sanctions, targeting those involved in the \u201cforced deportation\u201d of Ukrainian children, ahead of a speech at the UN Security Council (UNSC) as part of a session on the war in Ukraine.
\nAmong those sanctioned include Russia\u2019s Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov and the Commissioner for Children\u2019s Rights in the Moscow Region, Ksenia Mishonova, AFP reported, quoting a Foreign Office statement.
\nThe UK accused them of playing \u201can insidious role in Russia\u2019s calculated programme of deportation, designed to erase Ukrainian cultural and national identity.\u201d
\nIt added that \u201cover 19,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia or temporarily Russian-controlled territory by Russian authorities.\u201d
\nMany of those deported are relocated to a network of re-education camps, \u201cwhere they are exposed to Russia-centric academic, cultural, patriotic, and military education\u201d, the UK added.
\n\u201cIn his chilling programme of forced child deportation, and the hate-filled propaganda spewed by his lackeys, we see (Russia President Vladimir) Putin\u2019s true intention – to wipe Ukraine from the map,\u201d said Cleverly.
\n\u201cToday\u2019s sanctions hold those who prop up Putin\u2019s regime to account, including those who would see Ukraine destroyed, its national identity dissolved, and its future erased.\u201d
\nLondon has already sanctioned Russia\u2019s Children\u2019s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova \u201cfor her alleged involvement in the forced transfer and adoption of Ukrainian children.\u201d
\nTwo individuals were also sanctioned Monday for \u201cspreading abhorrent propaganda designed to incite violence and hatred towards Ukraine and its people,\u201d including Anton Krasovsky, a former Russia Today presenter.
\nRussian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova is also targeted for \u201cusing her position to support the Russian state\u2019s damaging anti-Ukrainian policies.\u201d
\nThe UK and international partners have sanctioned over 1,600 individuals and entities since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
London Taking notice of \u201cforced deportation\u201d of children from Ukraine to Russian-controlled territory, the UK government on Monday announced new sanctions against Moscow. In response to \u201cRussia\u2019s attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity\u201d, Britain\u2019s Foreign minister James Cleverly announced the 14 sanctions, targeting those involved in the \u201cforced deportation\u201d of Ukrainian children, ahead of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-343745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n