Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Russian disinformation on the ability of humanitarian agencies to function in Ukraine.

Foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation, is just one of the growing range of divisive and destabilising tools in Russia's hybrid warfare strategy. Disinformation can undermine perceptions of the neutrality of aid workers and relief operations, damaging community acceptance, restricting humanitarian access, and increasing risks for aid workers.

Earlier this year the UK and Ukraine signed a landmark 100 Year Partnership and committed to deeper cooperation to combating foreign information manipulation and interference. The UK also co-sponsored a UN Security Council resolution in May 2024 on the protection of humanitarian personnel worldwide encouraging action against misinformation and disinformation campaigns.