Question follow-through · 36141

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications of the Budapest Memorandum for his policies.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
13 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications of the Budapest Memorandum for his policies.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    In the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in return for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons, Russia committed to "refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine." Russia has clearly breach...

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