Pope's envoy meets with Russia's Ombudsman for Children's Rights, wanted by The Hague
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Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis' special envoy, met with Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Ombudsman for Children's Rights, who is accused of forcibly deporting Ukrainian children.
Source: Lvova-Belova on Telegram, posting a photo with Matteo Zuppi, as European Pravda reports
Details: According to Lvova-Belova, they discussed humanitarian issues related to military operations and the protection of children's rights.
Quote: "I am sure that Christian love and mercy will help in dialogue and mutual understanding," Lvova-Belova said.
Background:
On 6 June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Special Envoy of Pope Francis, in Kyiv.
In March, the pre-trial proceedings Chamber of the II International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, who is the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and who is also accused of war crimes related to the illegal deportation and illegal relocation of Ukrainian children.
According to some estimates, Russia abducted 700,000 children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The Ukrainian authorities claim that only 307 of them have been brought back.
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