initiatives that subject Ukrainian children to Russia-focused educational, cultural, patriotic, and/or military teachings. (7) Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab identified two camps that housed children who were alleged to be orphans. Those children were later placed into Russian foster families. Specifically, 20 children from these camps were placed into families in Moscow and were enrolled in local schools in Moscow. (8) Ukrainian children have had their names and birthdates changed when adopted, making them difficult to trace. (9) This scheme is centrally coordinated by the Russian government and is comprised of actors from every level of government. According to the report by Yale HRL, there are several dozen federal, regional, and local officials that are engaged in politically justifying the program and at least 12 of these individuals are not on U.S. and/or international sanction lists. (10) In May 2022, President Putin signed a decree simplifying the procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship for purported Ukrainian orphans and children without parental care, thereby expediting the process of illegal adoption of deported Ukrainian children by Russian families. (11) Forcibly transferring children of one group to another group is a violation of Article II(e) of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1948 and the Geneva Convention IV, including articles 24, 25, 50, 78, and 82. (12) The International Criminal Court has indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation under articles 8(2)(a)(vii) and 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Rome Statute. (13) On August 24, 2023, the Biden Administration imposed financial blocking sanctions and pursuing visa restrictions pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024 on 12 individuals and a Russian