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Russia: Detainees

Commons · Question 65481 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to create conditions for the release of people persecuted in Russia for political reasons.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 15 Jul 2025

The UK Government condemns the continued deterioration in the Kremlin's dire domestic human rights record and will continue to call on the Russian government to comply with its international obligations. The Foreign Secretary and I have both been clear th...