Russia: Ukraine

(asked on 20th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) NATO and (b) her European counterparts on Russia’s continued military build-up on Ukraine’s border.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 25th January 2022

The Foreign Secretary spoke with EU Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, and NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, on 28 December. She also spoke with her US, German and French counterparts on 30 December and attended a virtual meeting with NATO Foreign Ministers on 7 January.

The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with her Ukrainian counterpart Foreign Minister Kuleba - as well as hosting him in London on 8 December, they spoke on 26 November, 1 December and most recently on 4 January. She will visit Ukraine in the next few weeks for further discussions. The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on 13 January.

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