It comes after The i Paper revealed that a world-leading American unit that finds the children has been axed amid Elon Musk’s slashing of US government spending.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said the Government is “working to assess the implications of the US funding pause across development programmes”.
The former security minister Tom Tugendhat also said efforts to rescue the children should be supported by every country, including the UK.
Three Ukrainian children who were rescued from Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. The children were aged between three and 17 (Photo: Ombudsman’s office of Ukraine)“Every country should make every effort to help get these children back.”
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The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab used open source technology to trace hundreds of lost children. It would would pass information to the Ukrainian authorities working to bring back the children and to agencies assembling legal evidence to hold the Kremlin to account for its actions in the war.
The funding cut could hamper Ukraine’s capabilities to reunite more children with their families.
“They are being brought up to hate Ukraine and even being groomed to be future soldiers for Russia against Ukraine. It’s the ultimate barbarism.
Concerns over the funding decision are growing, with Labour MP Johanna Baxter, who recently met with the Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, saying: “It is crucial that the international community, including those in the United States, give the same urgency and leadership to bringing those children home because behind every number is a child and a family torn apart.
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A Yale University spokesperson said: “While we are not in a position to comment on the State Department’s decision, we recognise the importance of HRL’s work and its contributions to international efforts to protect vulnerable populations, including Ukrainian children.”
The i Paper also contacted the Ukrainian foreign ministry for comment but did not receive a response.
Ukraine’s embassy in the UK declined to comment.
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