Anita Anand: “Canada will continue to bring countries together for that conversation and look for tangible items that we can put on…”

Canada is an open, pluralistic society, with a public square full of robust and civil debate. Our success is underpinned by this civility, by our democratic institutions and by respect for our differences," she said.

We will lead other middle powers to act collectively and decisively, because middle powers are playing a key role in building the framework for the new international order — which is being established as we speak," Anand said.

They must stop obstructing their return, provide information about where these children are (and) stop altering their identities.

This is not an accident, this is not a side-effect of war. This is a systematic effort to separate Ukrainian children from Ukraine.