# Britain announced new sanctions against Russian officials and youth organisations linked to what London called Moscow’s policy to “deport, indoctrinate and militarise Ukrainian children”. Moscow has been accused by Western governments and activists of forcibly deporting Ukrainian children to Russian territory after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2023 over the abduction of Ukrainian children. The UK government said it would sanction “eight individuals and three organisations affiliated with the Russian state”.
UK announces new sanctions against Russians involved in abduction of Ukrainian children