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HANSARDUkraineAs I said to the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), we urge both parties to have regard to the Minsk agreement. Only a few weeks ago, the Russians were saying…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityThat shows that we must ensure that the Budapest memorandum—the signature between Russia and Ukraine in 1994—is stuck to. Russia should honour all the treaties that it has signed…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury is here and will have heard the question, which I will be delighted to refer to the Treasury.21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityI am grateful to the right hon. Member. Mr Speaker, may I make a quick apology? There will be a statement on Ukraine after questions, but the statement has not yet arrived with my…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineWe have already put a raft of sanctions in place. Russian regulars have come and gone in Donbas, and they are already based in Crimea, which they take as their own, in significant…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineFurther to my commitment to keep this House informed on the security situation in Ukraine, I am today providing an update on the package of defensive equipment the UK is sending…10 Feb 2022HANSARDMinistry of Defence Annual Estimate 2022-23The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2022-23, will be laid before the House on 10 February 2022 as HC 980. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for…10 Feb 2022HANSARDMinistry of Defence Supplementary Votes 2021-22The “Ministry of Defence Votes A Supplementary Votes 2021-22”, will be laid before the House on 10 February 2022 as HC 981. This outlines the increased maximum numbers of…10 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineOn the latter question, may I write to the right hon. Gentleman about where we are with that? Overall, as I said about strategic treaties, better transparency is really important.…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI hope that it does what it does for all nations in Europe. Britain will always be interested in the security of Europe, whether we are in the EU or not. The security of Europe is…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineFirst of all, I am not sure that the right hon. Gentleman will accept my invitation; I have made it, and I hope he does. Of course we will start the process of establishing a…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineNot for the first time, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his suggestion. I will happily look at it and discuss it with my colleagues in the Cabinet. On his point about Estonia, I am…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI think that in the long term, if President Putin does invade Ukraine, there are two worries. The wider worry is what happens in other parts of Europe, but Europe, the United…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend makes the point about this very worrying build-up that we have seen and is growing; the latest is that there has been very sizeable movement of aircraft and…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineFirst, as the international community we have to be consistent in that messaging. The other message, as my hon. Friend will know, is that Russian mothers and fathers do not want…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineThe United Kingdom will always work with its allies to do what it can for its own and its allies’ security. We will always keep all options open, but I have to be honest: Russia…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the right hon. Gentleman and the Labour Front Bench for their support and for the detailed engagement that they have undertaken with the Ukrainians. I know that it has…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will update the House on the situation in Ukraine. As of today, tens of thousands of Russian troops are positioned close to the Ukrainian border.…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI expect all sorts of allegations, but that is why I have come to the House: to be transparent about it, not strategic. Secondly, the United States and other countries have…17 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineThe other part of the article said that, somehow, the Ukrainian people were just waiting to be liberated. The other message I want to give President Putin is that these people…17 Jan 2022