Armed Conflict: British Nationals Abroad
(asked on 14th March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the law is on British citizens travelling abroad to fight in foreign wars.
This question was answered on 21st March 2022
We advise against all travel to Ukraine.
Depending on the planned activity and the circumstances, travel to engage in overseas conflict could give rise to offences under UK law, including terrorism and war crimes. There are also laws preventing British subjects in certain circumstances engaging in military service for a foreign state under Foreign Enlistment Act 1870. Cases would be considered on a case-by-case basis.