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Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns

  • Written by Clementine Fujimura, Professor of Anthropology, Area Studies and Russian, United States Naval Academy
Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawnsPeople in Brussels attend a memorial for the Ukrainian children who have been forcibly taken to Russia. hierry Monasse/Getty Images

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers have forcibly taken an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Over 300 children have since returned home, but it is not...

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