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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about Ukranian children abducted by Russia and calls to return them ahead of President Trump's meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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00:01MS.
00:02Oh, Ed, go ahead, but then in the back.
00:03Yes.
00:04Go in the back first.
00:05MS.
00:06Okay, sure.
00:07Thanks, Caroline.
00:08One foreign policy and then one domestic question, if I may.
00:11There are roughly 30,000 children from Ukraine who have reportedly been abducted and are kind
00:17of dispersed around Russia.
00:18They've been showing up on these websites for adoption.
00:21Is there return a red line for the President in any deal ending the war?
00:26MS.
00:27The administration is aware of these reports.
00:29I don't want to set red lines for the President on his behalf from this podium.
00:34However, the President did encourage Ukraine and Russia to speak directly to one another
00:40in terms of these humanitarian issues.
00:42And we have seen progress.
00:44You have seen prisoners of war swapped between these two countries as a result of these direct
00:49talks, as well as children.
00:51And that remains a concern, but it's one that Russia and Ukraine need to iron out together,
00:55which is why this President has encouraged them to speak.
00:58Okay, thanks.
00:59And then if I can...
01:00MS.
01:01Sure.

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