Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Montenegrin counterpart on protecting that country from potential Russian aggression in that region.

The Foreign Secretary wrote to Montenegrin Foreign Minister Krivokapic this week, underlining that we stand together as NATO Allies with clear shared values underpinning our aligned positions across defence, security and foreign policy, in particular as we respond to Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

The Prime Minister and his Montenegrin counterpart in London last July agreed to continue to work closely together to counter Russia's malign activity. Last month, when the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Sir Stuart Peach, met Prime Minister Abazovic and Foreign Minister Krivokapic in Montenegro, he emphasised continuing UK support in tackling Russian influence, including through strengthening cyber security and countering disinformation.