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The UK, working with NATO allies and the Organization for Security and Co- operation in...
Recommendation
The UK, working with NATO allies and the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE), should encourage Ukraine, Russia and the separatists in the Donbas region to enforce the ceasefire and additional measures agreed in July 2020 by the Minsk Trilateral Contact Group.
Government Response Summary
The government welcomes the recommendation and states it is already pressing for all parties to uphold the July 2020 ceasefire. It confirms it will continue to work with allies to call on Russia to uphold OSCE principles and urges Russia to engage constructively in the Normandy format.
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Government Response
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Government Response
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HM Government
Accepted
. The Government welcomes the Committee’s recommendation. The UK continues to press the need for all parties to uphold the July 2020 strengthened ceasefire. We will continue to work with our Allies and Partners to call on Russia to uphold the OSCE principles and commitments that it freely signed up to and which it is violating through its ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Ukraine has made clear its commitment to the ceasefire and to peace. We urge the Russian Government to engage constructively in the Normandy format and to fulfil its obligations under the Minsk agreements.
Source
Committee
Defence Committee
Report
First Report - Russia and Ukraine border tensions
06 Jul 2021
HC 167
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.1 yrs
Report published
06 Jul 2021