Written questions

Ukraine: Reconstruction

Commons · Question 18765 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to authorise the use of frozen Russian state assets to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 17 Dec 2024

This Government is clear that Russia must be held responsible for its illegal war. That includes its obligations under international law to pay for the damage it has caused in Ukraine. Working with allies, we continue to pursue all possible lawful avenues...