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Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on non-proliferation
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ambassador Neil Bush denounces Russia’s ongoing and indefensible attacks against civilians across Ukraine, and commends human rights defenders.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
North Korea must engage in meaningful negotiation with the US and take concrete steps towards complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Non-Proliferation.
The RAF has commenced trials of a new cutting-edge missile decoy device on its Typhoon fighter jets.
Britain’s new stealth fighter jet, the F-35B Lightning, has carried out its first trials armed with UK-built weapons, showcasing the major role that the UK plays in the supersonic aircraft and bringing it a step closer to operations on the...
Minister Field summons North Korean Ambassador following ballistic missile launch.
The boost to Ukraine’s defence capability includes drones, ammunition, air defence, and electronic warfare
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Joint Statement by the United States Department of Defense, the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom.
Deputy Ambassador Brown highlights the devastating cost for civilians targeted in Russia's war against Ukraine at a special OSCE Permanent Council meeting.
Ambassador Bush says that a clear pattern has emerged of repeated, systematic and brutal actions of Russia's military and government against Ukrainian civilians.
Ian Stubbs says Russia is suffering its highest casualty rate since the invasion began, but Putin could stop his needless sacrifice of thousands more Russians.
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) stresses that, when Putin is losing on the battlefield, he takes the war to the Ukrainian people instead.
The governments of France, Germany and the UK have strongly condemned the attempted aerial attacks on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation) says Putin’s horrific war of choice has created a legacy for which millions will be forced to bear the cost of for years to come.
HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching UN sanctions targeting North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction and ballistic missile programmes.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
This major milestone comes as the two countries commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Lancaster House defence and security, and nuclear treaties.
Philip Hammond condemns missile attack on Saudi Arabia and urges parties to attend Geneva talks.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Royal Navy's flagship Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring, has successfully fired her groundbreaking new air defence missile system for the first time.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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