Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

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Source: npr



March 19, 20255:53 PM ET Ailsa Chang Tinbete Ermyas Marc Rivers



............Funding for a U.S.-based program that tracks thousands of Ukrainian children allegedly abducted and taken to Russia has been cut and U.S. lawmakers are worried that a database with crucial information has been permanently deleted, according to a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed by more than 15 lawmakers.

"This data is absolutely crucial to Ukraine's efforts to return their children home …The foreign aid freeze has jeopardized, and may ultimately eliminate, our informational support of Ukraine on this front," the letter states.

In an email to NPR on Wednesday, a Yale University spokesperson acknowledged that funding for the Yale School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL)'s work on the war in Ukraine, which included the research on the abducted children, has been "discontinued."

"While we are not in a position to comment on the State Department's decision, we do recognize the importance of HRL's work and its contributions to international efforts to protect vulnerable populations, including Ukrainian children," the statement said........










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[Attilatheblond]

1. Rich pedophiles need to restock their supply of trafficked youngsters

Things just haven't been the same for those special clients since Jeffrey Epstein was tossed in jail to die. Leave it to Trump/Putin INC to find another cash cow.

[sakabatou]

2. "I don't give a shit about kidnappings. Anywhere." -Donny, probably.

[Old Testament Libera]

3. But what about Hillary and the pizza parlor pedophiles...

Never mind. There was a saying some 20 years ago under Chimpy Bush: IOKYAR: It's OK if you are a Republican.

Same thing applies to Hillary's emails versus Musk wiring the White House for Kremlin snoopers

[progree]

4. Reminds me of this earlier LBN story -

Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children
Source: Washington Post
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143421142

[moniss]

5. Of course he did because some of the ones that he is attracted to

have been arranged for him by Vlad if he comes through on getting Ukraine to give up literally all of it's assets.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. First Trump Administration essentially did the same thing when they

separated the children from their families when they tried to cross the Mexican borders. Put the kids into foster families without records, making it nearly impossible to reunite them with their original families.

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Another gift to Vlad. And cruelty is the point always.

[Omaha Steve]

8. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

DUPE of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143421142

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