Petition · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Help to return Ukrainian children that have been forcibly taken by Russia

Closed 1,718 signatures

What the petition asks

This petition calls on the UK Government to:

Work with international partners to identify and repatriate these children to their families and homeland.

Provide increased resources to Ukrainian and international child protection agencies working to find and return abducted children.
Many Ukrainian children have been forcibly taken by Russian forces—torn from their families, stripped of their identity, and subjected to systemic efforts to erase their culture and heritage.

This is not new. Eastern European and Baltic nations know this pain all too well. History has shown us what happens when such crimes are ignored: they repeat.

We must act now. We must bring these children home.

Timeline

30 May 2025 Petition opened for signatures
30 Nov 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,718
Status Closed
Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened 30 May 2025
Closed 30 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Jul 2026.