Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of Russia's foreign policy commitments in the Asia Pacific region and their impact on (a) British influence and (b) stability in the region.

As part of Russia's engagement with the Indo-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov recently attended the East Asia Summit in Cambodia and the G20 in Indonesia. Russia's actions in Ukraine challenge the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and break international rules. Together with our partners we remain steadfast in condemning Russia's behaviour. We welcome the number of countries across the Indo-Pacific that voted in the UN to condemn and isolate Russia and will continue to make the argument that Russia is an unreliable and untrustworthy partner.