US hearing exposes links between Russia’s energy sector and abduction of Ukrainian children

During a recent hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. lawmakers blasted the Trump administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil giants Gazprom and Rosneft — companies now accused of aiding the mass abduction of Ukrainian children.

“One thing that we should not do is abet Russia’s crimes. But shockingly, it appears that we are,” said Representative James P. McGovern, citing evidence from the newly published Yale Humanitarian Research Lab report. “Camps owned or sponsored by these companies are where these children are subject to reeducation and pro-Russia indoctrination. This means anyone — even Americans — who consumes Russian oil is subsidizing a war crime.”

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