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Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports about the treatment of (a) non-Orthodox and (b) minority faith groups in Ukrainian terri

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
3 Jul 2025
Answer
15 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports about the treatment of (a) non-Orthodox and (b) minority faith groups in Ukrainian terri

  2. 3 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We are deeply disturbed by the impact of Russia's illegal war on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Orthodox Church of Ukraine clergy, Crimean Tatars, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Protestant Churches su...

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