Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government (a) supports and (b) is taking action to align UK sanctions policy with the EU sanctions policy in respect of the Russian Government’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol which was renewed on 18 June 2018; and if he will make a statement.

The UK fully supported the renewal of Crimea and Sevastopol economic sanctions, in line with its firm stance of non-recognition of Russian control of the peninsula. The UK currently implements sanctions through the EU, including those on Crimea, and has been at the forefront of sanctions against Russia since 2014. The UK remains fully committed to our obligations and commitments as an EU Member State.