Returning forcibly deported children to Ukraine
A Westminster Hall debate on returning forcibly deported children to Ukraine is scheduled for Wednesday 21 May 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Johanna Baxter MP.

The findings of the Litvinenko Inquiry put the spotlight on UK-Russian relations.
UK relations with Russia 2016 (256 KB , PDF)
The UK has had a particularly difficult relationship with Russia in recent years, more so than has been the case with other European countries.
The UK’s National Security Strategy places a higher emphasis on a potential threat from Russia than did its predecessor document in 2010.NATO has upgraded several facilities in response to the perceived threat from Russia, and the UK has been at the forefront among NATO member states calling for that upgrade and supporting it with military assets.
Controversial Russian figures living in the UK, many granted political asylum, have been at the root of some of the problems between the UK and Russian governments. The most important of these has been Alexander Litvinenko, who died in London 2006.
In 2016 a public inquiry concluded that the death was almost certainly caused by an operation of the Russian internal security service, the FSB, and that it was probably approved by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The UK has also pressed the EU for a tough response to the annexation of Crimea and Russian actions in Ukraine
The UK’s trade relationship with Russia is modest and has decreased further recently.
UK relations with Russia 2016 (256 KB , PDF)
A Westminster Hall debate on returning forcibly deported children to Ukraine is scheduled for Wednesday 21 May 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Johanna Baxter MP.
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