The Trump Administration cut funding for the organization that tracked the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump decided to cut funding for Yale's Conflict Observatory, the only organization capable of tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russian war criminals.

Members of Congress urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve funding for the Yale program that works on tracking missing Ukrainian children.

The Trump Administration cut funding to Yale's Conflict Observatory, the only organization capable of tracking Ukrainian kids abducted by Russian war criminals.Together with 30+ bipartisan colleagues, I'm urging @SecRubio to fund the Observatory until Congress approves our… pic.twitter.com/L8z0Kcvow2

— Lloyd Doggett (@RepLloydDoggett) June 11, 2025

Hillary Clinton called for considering donations to support this work.

The Danger of Destroying Evidence of War Crimes

It should be noted that evidence of war crimes amounting to $26 million committed by Russia in Ukraine could be lost after the U.S. stopped funding researchers from Yale University who helped return deported Ukrainian children home.

Members of Congress believe there are serious grounds to consider that data from this project could be lost forever, which could have catastrophic consequences.