(11 years, 7 months ago)
Commons Chamber
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Mr Alexander 
        
    
        
    
        The hon. Gentleman’s point is well taken. Russia is now significantly more integrated in the global economy than it was at the time of the invasion of Georgia in 2008, let alone during the earlier era of Soviet expansionism, to which many people have drawn comparisons recently.