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Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's attacks against healthcare workers and facilities, including "double tap" strikes, in Ukraine.
FCDO travel advice for Russia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Ambassador Holland outlines measures that the UK is taking in response to Russia’s malign activity and interference.
UK and 38 other participating States call for release of political prisoners and a full investigation into Alexei Navalny's death.
Information for British citizens living in Russia, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s human wave attacks are a grotesque approach that demonstrates the depths to which Putin will go to prop up Russian elite.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s casualty figures stand at over 300,000, leading to desertion and record numbers of Russians seeking asylum.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s economy is running hot in a war that is projected to cost Russia half a million casualties by 2025.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Russia for healthcare practitioners.
As Ambassador Holland marks 10 years since Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia's repressive measures in Crimea have become a blueprint for its actions in the temporarily Russian controlled territories.
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Russia
Two years on, the international community’s support of the principles of democracy and freedom, and the Ukrainian people's bravery and resilience, remain steadfast.
The move is part of a major package of measures to tighten defences against alleged malign activity by Russia across the UK and Europe.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
Romanian Ambassador delivers joint statement on behalf of 45 countries condemning arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians by Russia and calling for their immediate and unconditional release.
Ambassador Holland calls on Russia to release all individuals arbitrarily detained in Crimea, the temporarily controlled territories, and those transferred to Russia. He notes that Russia’s actions may be in breach of the Geneva Conventions, constituting war crimes.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s casualty figures are now over 300,000 in its illegal war, which is an egregious violation of international law and the UN Charter.
Ambassador Neil Holland condemns Russia holding its presidential elections on the sovereign territory of Ukraine.
UK and 40 other countries invoke the OSCE Vienna Mechanism in respect of serious human rights concerns including arbitrary detention and political repression as well as torture and mistreatment of prisoners.
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