Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 65481

Russia: Detainees

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

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

Stephen Doughty
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...

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