Oleksander Ivanov Act of 2023

The Oleksander Ivanov Act of 2023 establishes U.S. sanctions authority targeting individuals and entities responsible for Russia’s forced displacement and illegal adoption of Ukrainian children. It authorizes the President to block property and deny visas to foreign persons involved in forcibly transferring Ukrainian children to Russia, illegally assimilating them, or facilitating trafficking. The bill also directs the U.S. to support Ukraine through programs for trauma care, rebuilding education systems, creating a multilingual registry for missing children, and establishing emergency call centers to combat trafficking. These measures aim to address documented violations of international law, including Russia’s detention of over 6,000 Ukrainian children in occupied territories, with sanctions set to expire after six years.