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Russia: Ukraine

Commons · Question 14918 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to support the release of Ukrainian civilians taken hostage by the Russian military who are not subject to the military prisoner exchange programme

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 28 Nov 2024

The UK consistently draws attention to Russia's abhorrent actions in Ukraine, including arbitrary detentions of civilians. In the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, alongside other participating states, we have invoked the Moscow Mechani...