Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with (1) NATO partners, and (2) the government of the USA, regarding whether to designate President Putin a war criminal due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The UK continues to work intensively with our allies and partners, including the US, to make clear to the Russian Government that we will not accept its campaign to subvert its democratic neighbour.

The UK has led efforts to bring together allies to expedite an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the situation in Ukraine, through state party referral. With 37 countries joining the UK, it is the largest referral in the history of the ICC.

Indiscriminate attacks against innocent civilians amounts to war crimes, for which the Putin regime must be held accountable. There is very strong evidence that war crimes have been committed and Putin is behind them. This is ultimately however a matter for the ICC to decide.