During a seven-minute speech at the 9th edition of the Estoril Conferences, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska stressed that the “most painful observation” of the conflict triggered by the Russian invasion in 2022, “is the systematic deportation of Ukrainian children”. According to Zelenska, “the taking of 19,000 children to Russia is an act witnessed by the world that met with inadequate action”. “As we engage in these discussions today, we must critically evaluate the effectiveness of international organisations and their responses, or rather their inaction,” criticised the Ukrainian first …