Russia

(asked on 22nd July 2014) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on imposing sanctions against Russia in relation to that country's response to the crash of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine.


Answered by
David Lidington Portrait
David Lidington
This question was answered on 1st September 2014
The tragic loss of life on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has brought into sharp focus the consequences of Russia’s destabilisation of eastern Ukraine. EU sanctions are in direct response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, with the option of increasingly severe restrictive measures if Russia does not desist from its policies to destabilise Ukraine and support separatists in the east. By imposing sanctions, we have demonstrated our willingness to use economic levers to influence Russia’s behaviour. We have no wish to isolate Russia, nor to see the Russian people suffer as a result of the unlawful actions of their leaders. The international community cannot stand by, however, and ignore attacks upon Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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