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Experts tell commission: avoid balkanizing Ukraine; child removals bolster genocide concerns
Summary
Witnesses advised the commission that lessons from Dayton caution against settlements that entrench ethnic divisions and said systematic child abductions from Ukraine are a strong indicator of genocide, recommending legal accountability and congressional clarity.
Members of the U.S. Helsinki Commission shifted the hearing to draw lessons for Ukraine from Dayton and to examine atrocity accountability. Several witnesses warned that a peace plan that cements territorial or ethnic carve‑outs risks “balkanizing” Ukraine.
Dr. Paul Williams told the Commission: “We need to be careful…that we don't, through whatever peace plan we pursue, balkanize Ukraine.” He and other witnesses said Russia’s invasion has intensified Ukrainian national identity and that peace planning should prioritize…
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