Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the EU to put in place further sanctions against Russia.

The EU's economic sanctions against Russia have been renewed until July 2017 in order to maintain pressure on Russia to fully implement the Minsk Agreements. The UK Government remains clear that we must also maintain pressure on Russia over its actions in Syria, including the possibility of sanctions. The UK will continue work with our allies to maintain EU resolve on sanctions.