Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the prospects for a negotiated settlement between Ukraine and Russia on the status of Crimea.

The UK strongly condemns the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia. This action by Russia was a flagrant breach of international law and a serious challenge to the international rules-based order. The UK remains a strong and principled supporter of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.