This is actually a big problem, because Russia does not co-operate with international organizations and with international mechanisms, even while being part of these international organizations and mechanisms. I always say that Russia uses any possibility in its favour—all existing international mechanisms, like the right to veto in the Security Council of the UN. However, Russia does not co-operate with the other institutions, in accordance with international law, where Russia is a part of them and where it has specific obligations.
We use different avenues to try to verify this information. One of the avenues is the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is difficult work and they have.... I would not say “access”, but they have partial communication with Russian authorities. From time to time Russia can verify some information, even though we are not sure if this information, if verified by Russia, is actual information. This is because, coming back to the children and the detention centres and so-called camps where they are located, Russia is moving these children from time to time among different camps. Even if they give this information it may not be valid.
However, in general Russia does not co-operate with international mechanisms and institutions, which really creates a problem.
For this purpose, we co-operate with different NGOs and civil society organizations that are both national—I mean national Ukrainian—and international, because they use OSCE resources in order to try to find out where our children are located. If we have this information, then of course we raise the awareness on the world level and then, in some cases, Russia starts to return our children back home.