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UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s violations of international law damage global security. Their approach is rooted in chaos, the rule of force, and is accepted only by a few hostile states.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on North Korea.
Joint statement by the embassies of a number of Western countries in the Russian Federation on the occasion of Pride Month
Speaking at the Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC), Director Matt Baugh outlines why Ukraine’s fight matters to all OSCE participating States.
Ambassador Holland tells the OSCE that Russia must be held to account for the environmental damage it is doing in Ukraine; and that there is a link between climate change and conflict.
UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Annual Report.
Politico-Military Counsellor, Ankur Narayan, adds that the UK will support Ukraine for as long as it takes to secure a just and sustainable peace.
UK announces 50 new sanctions designations and specifications to degrade Putin’s war machine, in co-ordinated action with G7 partners to support Ukraine [ 13 June 2024].
Ambassador Neil Holland says that the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin shows that the international community is committed to supporting Ukraine to win the peace and build back better and stronger.
Ambassador Neil Holland recalls the vital contribution of media freedom to security in the OSCE region, and calls on Russia and Belarus to live up to their OSCE commitments.
The governments of the United States of America, Canada, and the United Kingdom gave a statement on Russian actions in the leadup to the Moldovan presidential election.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
Ambassador Holland calls out Russia’s failure to live up to the commitments it signed up to in the OSCE's Decalogue with its illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia has chosen to construct a false narrative of victimhood as it attacks its smaller neighbour, stifling debate as the facts around its illegal invasion are unpalatable and laid…
Several countries gave a joint statement on sanctions designations on actors and entities involved in the unlawful transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia.
Ambassador Holland tells the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee that Russia's commitment to refrain from acts of economic coercion lies in tatters.
Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's disregard for Kharkiv's civilian population as it bombards residential areas and other non-military targets in the region.
Politico-Military Counsellor, Ankur Narayan, adds that despite the staggering costs to Russia, Putin is no closer to subjugating Ukraine. Russia can minimise its losses by withdrawing all of its forces from all of Ukraine.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown delivers a joint statement to the OSCE Permanent Council on behalf of Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, the US and the UK reaffirming our commitment to the rights and fundam…
Ambassador Holland condemns reports of Russia's "systematic and widespread use of torture" against Ukrainian prisoners of war and calls on Russia to uphold the laws of war it helped to create.
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