Question follow-through · 87708
Ukraine: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to his counterpart in Ukraine on the capture of North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces and their reported desire
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 12 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to his counterpart in Ukraine on the capture of North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces and their reported desire
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2025
Answer published
The UK strongly condemns North Korea's military support for Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, and we remain deeply concerned about the deepening strategic relationship between Russia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which has signific...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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