Ukraine: Forcible Removal of Children

Lord Callanan Excerpts

Monday 24th November 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Callanan (Con)]

My Lords, there have been many reports over the weekend that progress is being made towards a peace deal for Ukraine, and I am sure the whole House will welcome that. However, does the Minister agree that this cannot be based on the leaked plan, which read more like a list of Russian talking points than a serious set of proposals? What role are the UK Government playing in those discussions, rightly, as one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters? In addition, recent history has cruelly demonstrated that no agreement with Russia is, frankly, worth the paper it is printed on without robust and durable security guarantees. So can the Minister confirm what discussions the Government have had with the US and other European states to help to provide those credible long-term commitments?