LIT-4 Response Accepted

Diplomatic Representations to Russia

Recommendation

Senior diplomatic representations should be made to Russia regarding its failure to cooperate with justice.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Sanctions and arrest warrants remain in place.
Sources
Government response (2016-01-21): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretary-statement-on-litvinenko-inquiry-report Text: Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 21 January 2016: 'We are making senior representations to the Russian Government in Moscow.' The Russian Ambassador was summoned to express 'profound displeasure at Russia's failure to co-operate.' The Home Secretary wrote to EU, NATO, and Five Eyes partners a Government response (2016-01-21): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretary-statement-on-litvinenko-inquiry-report Text: Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 21 January 2016: 'We are making senior representations to the Russian Government in Moscow.' The Russian Ambassador was summoned to express 'profound displeasure at Russia's failure to co-operate.' The Home Secretary wrote to EU, NATO, and Five Eyes partners a Progress update (2021-09-21): Completed Sanctions and arrest warrants remain in place. In September 2021, ECHR ruled Russia responsible and ordered €100,000 damages to Mrs Litvinenko. Source: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-211972
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 26 May 2026
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Accepted Foreign Office Initial Response
21 Jan 2016

Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 21 January 2016: 'We are making senior representations to the Russian Government in Moscow.' The Russian Ambassador was summoned to express 'profound displeasure at Russia's failure to co-operate.' The Home Secretary wrote to EU, NATO, and Five Eyes partners about the findings.

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Accepted Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Follow-up
21 Jan 2016

Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 21 January 2016: 'We are making senior representations to the Russian Government in Moscow.' The Russian Ambassador was summoned to express 'profound displeasure at Russia's failure to co-operate.' The Home Secretary wrote to EU, NATO, and Five Eyes partners about the findings.

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Progress Timeline
Official Report
21 Sep 2021

Sanctions and arrest warrants remain in place. In September 2021, ECHR ruled Russia responsible and ordered €100,000 damages to Mrs Litvinenko.

Source
Source
Inquiry Litvinenko Inquiry
Report The Litvinenko Inquiry: Report into the death of Alexander Litvinenko 21 Jan 2016
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Responsible Bodies
Foreign Office Primary
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Primary
Themes & Tags
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny Diplomacy Russia Accountability
Recommendation age 10.4 yrs
Last formal update 1713 days ago