US_ Lawmakers want to label Russia a terrorist state over the mass kidnappings of Ukrainian children

THE WASHINGTON TIMES 

Lawmakers want to label Russia a terrorist state over the mass kidnappings of Ukrainian children 

Advocates accuse Moscow of 'crime against humanity'

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times - Monday, September 22, 2025 


Russian President Vladimir Putin’s massive child kidnapping ring in Ukraine may push America to join Europe and other national governments in slapping the country with a state sponsor of terrorism label. 

President Trump has stopped short of hitting Russia with the designation as he struggles to negotiate a peace deal with Mr. Putin to end the war his country has been waging against Ukraine for more than three years. 

Mr. Trump has made the return of the abducted children a priority. He hand-delivered a letter from first lady Melania Trump to Mr. Putin in August when the two leaders met in Alaska.

Mrs. Trump’s letter alluded to the abductions and called on Mr. Putin to “protect the innocence of these children.” Her letter earned praise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump also raised the issue with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said on social media that Mrs. Trump had focused her attention on the kidnappings.

“It is a subject at the top of all lists, and the World will work together to solve it, hopefully bringing them home to their families,” Mr. Trump said in August. 

Congress, in the meantime, has grown impatient with Mr. Putin. 

Lawmakers stepped up pressure this month, threatening to force the State Department to use the state sponsor of terrorism label as punishment unless Russia returns tens of thousands of children reportedly kidnapped from occupied territories in Ukraine. 

A bipartisan group of senators, among them Russia hawk Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, introduced a bill that would compel Secretary of State Marco Rubio to add Russia to the list of countries the United States has designated as state sponsors of terrorism. 

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