Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 10 March 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it the policy of the Government that the Russian Federation be suspended from the Council of Europe until it complies with its obligations under the 1949 Statute.
We have had no discussion with our Council of Europe counterparts on the Russian Federation's Membership at this point.
The UK utterly condemns Russia's illegal violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine and we continue to use every opportunity, including through the Council of Europe, to make sure that the Governments of Russia and Ukraine are talking to each other. These talks are crucial to resolving the situation.
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The UK is considering what further measures we might take to increase diplomatic pressure on Russia if it does not de-escalate the current unacceptable situation.
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