According to a report by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), hundreds of thousands of children were likely taken by Russia to areas under its control in Ukraine, as well as to its own territory.

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“There seems to be a plan to massively assimilate them,” Veronika Bilkova, a professor at the Faculty of Law in Prague who authored the study along with two other experts, told reporters on Thursday.

It is difficult to determine exactly how many children have been deported, a policy that began as early as 2015 after the annexation of Crimea, she stressed.

“According to the lowest estimates we could find, their number is around 20,000. However, Russian and Ukrainian sources put the numbers 10 times higher or even higher,” Ms. Bilkova explained. “So it’s really a massive phenomenon.”

The 82-page report documents “multiple violations of children’s rights,” using a “systematic pattern” aimed at integrating them into Russian families rather than helping them reunite with loved ones. Such a practice “may constitute a crime against humanity,” he concludes.

Under international law, no party to a conflict may evacuate children to a foreign country, except temporarily for compelling health or safety reasons.

For its part, Russia claims to protect “refugee” children, but according to the document’s authors, it has “taken legal and political measures (…) to encourage the acquisition of Russian citizenship and their placement in “welcome” families.” .

The transferred young Ukrainians would continue to be “subjected to a pro-Russian information campaign with the aim of their re-education and subjected to military training”.

The report is based on written sources, around twenty interviews and a visit to Kiev in April. Russia refused to cooperate.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in March for the war crime of “illegally deporting” children.

According to official figures, which put the number of victims at more than 19,000, only 360 children have been recovered by Ukrainian authorities so far.

The OSCE, which has 57 member states, was founded in 1975 in the midst of the Cold War to promote East-West relations, but its functioning has been hampered in recent months as Moscow blocked several key decisions.

Defending the team’s latest signing as quarterback, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh calls the narrative about wish-list Aaron Rodgers a “silly one” just 10 days after the 39-year-old was traded from the Green Bay Packer.

Since the end of the NFL draft, the Jets have added two veterans who played with the 2011 Super Bowl (XLV) champion in Green Bay: wide receiver Randall Cobb and offensive tackle Billy Turner.

Additionally, Allen Lazard, who also caught several passes from Rodgers while with the Packers, signed with New York ahead of the four-time league MVP’s mega trade on April 24.

Speaking to reporters Thursday, Saleh dismissed the media’s narrative that the new Jets No. 8 had prerequisites before signing with Gang Green.

“I’ll try to say that as respectfully as possible, I’m not attacking anyone, I think it’s a silly narrative,” said the 44-year-old. “There are 32 teams in the NFL. When you have a new coaching staff, it’s common for you to surround them with people they are familiar with.

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh called it “standard practice” to reunite new players with familiar places where they played

Robert Saleh calls the Aaron Rodgers wish list narrative a “silly one”:

“It’s very common for new faces to want old faces” pic.twitter.com/RzcZAznzIN

— Jets Videos (@snyjets) May 5, 2023

The Jets have recruited at least four players to play with Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay this offseason

“I had a wish list – Solomon Thomas, Marcell Harris, DJ Reed, Kwon Alexander – people I’ve worked with who have been very comfortable with our messages, who have been very comfortable with our scheme and who can come in and play. We had it on offense with Laken Tomlinson, Tevin Coleman and people who were in the system.

“Shoot, Tom Brady goes to Tampa and he gets [Rob] Gronkowski and Antonio Brown. So it’s very common for new faces to want old faces – to be able to come in and speed up the installation of a program.’

Additionally, Saleh added that the Jets’ new offensive coordinator, Nathaniel Hackett, also has a say in the recruiting process, not just Rodgers. The duo formed a deadly offense at Green Bay before joining the Jets as a sophomore head coach at Florham Park this spring.

“Everything depends on the quarterback — it’s not just him,” Saleh said.

“Hackett has something to say about that. He loves Lazard, loves Randall, took Billy Turner to Denver and wanted him here [New York]. Of course you will surround a coach with people who he thinks will be able to raise the flag.

“So, this whole narrative of everything people are trying to put on the quarterback, I think it’s tired.”

Rodgers will once again play with Billy Turner and Allen Lazard at Florham Park after taking the field with the pair in Green Bay, Michigan

Another wide receiver Rodgers will play with in New Jersey is Randall Cobb, an ex-Packer

The Jets are now said to be interested in signing Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis

Immediately after defending the Jets’ recruitment process, Saleh was asked if the team planned to sign tight end Marcedes Lewis, who also played with Rodgers in Green Bay.

“You never know,” said the American-Lebanese head coach. “At the end of the day, the top 53 will be in the football team,” he added.

“And then the top 11 will be on the football field when it’s time to grab the ball. But at the same time, we’re so excited to bring these guys because they stand for everything we believe in.

“Look at Allen Lazard, he came in as an undrafted free agent and he has all these incredible skills and he made himself. Randall has so much experience. Billy Turner has so much experience. But they are internally driven individuals who only want to win soccer games. And they love the game of soccer.

“And it’s like, well, why don’t you get them over here to help accelerate and raise the flag and convey the message that Nathaniel and his associates are trying to get through?”

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has arrested Gonzalo Lira – a dual citizen of the United States and Chile who lives in Kharkiv – on charges of producing pro-Russian propaganda.

Lira, a prolific and controversial online personality, is accused of creating and distributing materials justifying Putin’s armed aggression against Ukraine. He faces a prison sentence of five to eight years.

Lira, a former online dating coach, was arrested at his home in Kharkiv on May 1, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. Ukrainian authorities claim that a search of his home uncovered further evidence of his illegal activities, including data found on his mobile phone and computer.

The SBU announced on Friday that an unnamed foreign blogger had been arrested, and the Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office posted a blurry video of Lira on their YouTube channel. The Daily Beast has received a longer version of footage showing the arrest and raid on his home.

Lira was charged under Article 436-2 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, Parts 2 and 3, which relates to war propaganda. He will remain in prison while the case progresses and an active investigation is ongoing.

An SBU spokesman said that after the full-scale invasion began, “the blogger was one of the first to support the Russian invaders and glorify their war crimes… Furthermore, in his comments he denied the details of Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities and mass killings of civilians .”

Lira is a blogger who has made the transition from offering sleazy “dating coach” advice for men as the “Coach Red Pill” to propaganda fodder for the Russian state media eagerly picked up and disseminated his numerous dispatches from the Ukraine. In his videos, Lira insulted Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and described Ukrainians defending their country from Russian invaders as “armed criminals”. Ukrainian authorities allege that Lira filmed Ukrainian soldiers in a deliberate effort to capture their likeness and discredit their military service.

Lira also chronicled his efforts to follow American reporters covering the conflict in Ukraine, describing them as “system pig journalists”. reveal their whereabouts in certain hotels. Lira commented: “They are here to report how they led Ukraine onto the garden path and now Ukraine is f’d! These are the folks who drive the narrative for you to see. See her really well!”

American journalist Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, who currently serves in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said she will be one of the witnesses in the criminal case against Lira. She told The Daily Beast: “That justice has been a long time coming. When I was accused by Maria Zakharova and the Russian Foreign Ministry last year of complicity in Gonzalo Lira’s disappearance, it apparently sparked a lynch mob from his supporters, who accused me of the murder. His arrest this week shows that Ukrainian officials are not bowing to popular pressure when a factual investigation uncovers the truth.”

Ashton-Cirillo added, “I submitted my affidavit regarding Gonzalo Lira to the SBU several months ago and expect to be called as a witness in his indictment.”

Lira accused Ukraine of being attacked by Russia and described the ongoing war as “one of the most brilliant invasions in military history”. He defended Putin’s motives, claiming that Russians would make special efforts to avoid damaging civilian infrastructure or civilians, and predicted that Ukraine would thrive under Russian control.

He floated a number of disproved conspiracy theories, including Russian claims that “American bioweapons laboratories” were located in Ukraine. Sources involved in the investigation say Lira’s appearance on The Donbass Devushka show prompted additional scrutiny of Lira’s activities, which were being monitored after his interrogation and release last year.

The online personality posted a series of videos and comments on YouTube, Telegram and Twitter, attempting to blame Ukraine for the strikes being carried out by the Russian Federation. Russian state television touted its video blogs as valuable reporting from an unbiased observer, with them on different shows and praised his efforts. Lira’s YouTube and Telegram followers combined total more than 300,000 subscribers.

ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP On social networks, Pope Francis caused a hilarity with a tweet that could confuse with a request to “ejaculate”…

ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

Pope Francis caused hilarity on social media with a potentially confusing tweet urging people to “practice ejaculation”…

VATICAN – A 100% French controversy. This Friday, May 5, Pope Francis’ Twitter account involuntarily aroused laughter and incomprehension among the French-speaking users of the social network, calling on the faithful to practice “ejaculatory”, those short, spontaneous and intense prayers .

“If you don’t have much time to pray, you can benefit from a wise spiritual practice called ejaculation prayers, very short prayers that we can repeat many times during the day to stay ‘connected’ to the Lord,” the published one says in French Tweet from the @Pontifex_fr account with 1.8 million subscribers.

If you don’t have much time to pray, a wise spiritual practice called… https://t.co/Zs4LWTcNJy can help you

– Pope Francis (@Pontifex_fr)

See the tweet

The jaculatories – from the Latin “jaculor”, meaning to shoot, throw an arrow – are short and fervent prayers, according to the Le Robert dictionary. On the other side of the English Channel we speak more of “aspirations”.

avalanche of innuendos

“The ejaculations are on average in French, I’m not hiding them from you,” responded, for example, on Twitter a user identified as Renaud Denis. Another jokes with a papal pun: “Two ejaculations a day is good for the prospape…”.

@Pontifex_fr The ejaculations are on average in French, I won’t hide it from you 🙂

— Renaud Denis (@RenaudDenis)

See the tweet

@Pontifex_fr Two ejaculations a day is good for prospape….

– Franky 🍾🍾🍾 (@Francky891965)

See the tweet

The confusion with another term of the French language has therefore inspired netizens and redoubled their efforts to poke fun at this practice highlighted by the Holy Father on Twitter. Sometimes well helped by pretty impressive emojis.

@Pontifex_fr But don’t abuse it too much either, it seems that it has made you deaf.

— Lisore (@VraieLisore)

See the tweet

@Pontifex_fr Thank you for your approval Your Holiness, I go immediately to connect with the Lord 💦😏

— Committee in support of Sergio Coma (@TeamSergioComa)

See the tweet

Some netizens suspected a hack into the Pontifex account, while others believed they saw a bad translation. Others rather rose up against this avalanche of reports, which were sometimes perceived as “terrifying”.

@Pontifex_fr @jbxrda I believe my Lord Pope has hacked his account through a cheat, something must be done.

— Bread Au Palpa (@machineMacarel)

See the tweet

@Pontifex_fr Appalling comments. An example of prayers of which the Pope speaks: – Lord, have mercy on us!

— SyBln (@sy_bln)

See the tweet

A question of translation

At the request of AFP, a Vatican source indicates that the Pope’s Twitter account is managed by the Dicastery (equivalent to a ministry for the Holy See) for communications.

“French is a simple translation” of the original tweet in Italian, said this source. As early as October 2022, Francis had mentioned these forms of meditation in Italian during a Sunday prayer for the Angelus.

Se non hai molto tempo per pregare, può aiutarti una pratica spirituale sapiente, quella delle giaculatorie, brevis… https://t.co/EITXPExa9C

– Father Francesco (@Pontifex_it)

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The official French translation recalled “a learned spiritual practice that we have somewhat forgotten today and that our elders, especially grandmothers, know well: the so-called ejaculation”.

“The name is a bit dated, but the substance is good,” the text added.

A misunderstanding surrounding a translation of the Pope’s tweet that had already embarrassed the Vatican when the term “darling” was awkwardly used to translate the Latin term “blandiri”. The term “caress” was frowned upon at the time because of the many scandals of sexual violence against minors by clergy.

Petting an elderly person expresses the same hope as petting a child, because the beginning and end of life are… https://t.co/WtH3lWGZLc

– Pope Francis (@Pontifex_fr)

See the tweet

Senem blandiri eandem spem significat ac puerum blandiri, cum vitae initium et finis semper mysterium sint, mysteri… https://t.co/rtpDuDGZpl

– Papa Franciscus (@Pontifex_ln)

See the tweet

With the HuffPost, Claire Chauviré, professor of literature, had estimated that the most appropriate term would have been “pamper” or even “appreciate”.

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