Whereas, on March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, for committing two war crimes related to the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation, stating that the Court believes that each suspect bears responsibility for these war crimes; Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation at the direction of Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine; Whereas, in November 2022, Amnesty International published a report which documented the forcible deportation of Ukrainian civilians, including children, by Russian forces and their proxies into Russia; Whereas the Russian Federation has amended its domestic legislation to enable the swift placement and adoption of these forcibly deported children with Russian foster families while issuing said children Russian citizenship; Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) issued a report on March 16, 2023, which found that the Russian Federation has committed war crimes, including forcibly deporting children from occupied territories in Ukraine to the Russian Federation, since February 24, 2022; Whereas the March 2023 UNHRC report stated that International humanitarian law prohibits the evacuation of children by a party to the armed conflict, with the exception of a temporary evacuation … [for] reasons relating to the health or medical treatment … The written consent of parents or legal guardians is required … The transfers were not justified by safety or medical reasons