Recital 3

(3) In view of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, and in particular its systematic unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation and within temporary occupied territories, as well as their forced adoption and re-education, which constitute grave breaches of international law and a violation of the fundamental rights of the child with the aim to erase Ukrainian identity and undermine the preservation of its future generations, the Council considers it necessary to adopt further restrictive measures.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.