Council of Europe says reduced US aid harms return of deported Ukrainian children
Cuts in US foreign aid and sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration against the International Criminal Court are hampering efforts to track down thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during the full-scale war. This was stated by Thordis Gylfadóttir, the Council of Europe's special representative on the return of abducted Ukrainian children, in an interview with Politico on the sidelines of a security forum in Aspen, USA, Ukrinform reports. Gylfadóttir noted that in March, the Trump administration stopped funding monitoring programs implemented by Yale University and other institutions as part of a general freeze on foreign aid. Despite…