Belarus Red Cross says it is involved in transfer of children out of Ukraine

Claims from head of organisation spark outrage in Kyiv and from the International Federation of Red and Red Crescent Societies

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The Belarus Red Cross has sparked international outrage after its chief told Belarusian state television that the organisation is actively involved in bringing Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas to Belarus.

Both Ukraine and the Belarusian opposition have labelled the transfers unlawful deportations, and there have been calls for international war crimes charges for the authoritarian Belarus leader, similar to the charges against Russian president Vladimir Putin.