Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts about the consequences for his policies of recent meetings in Belarus between Russian and Belorussian military officials.

The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with international partners on all aspects of Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. Discussions with partners frequently consider the role of the Lukashenko regime in providing support to Putin's unprovoked and illegal war in Ukraine.

The UK Government condemns Lukashenko's collaboration with Russia and takes every opportunity to remind the Belarusian regime that there will be serious consequences if they become more directly involved in Russia's war. We also urge Belarus to re-consider its 'grouping of forces' with Russia in southern Belarus, which risks escalating regional instability.