Written question asked by Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 2 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 September 2022. It was answered by Leo Docherty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 September 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Sanctions: Russia

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in third party countries that (a) have not sanctioned Russia over its war in Ukraine and (b) import UK produced goods on ensuring that UK manufactured products within the sanctions regime are not transferred or sold onto Russia.

Answer: In close coordination with our allies, we continue to engage extensively with countries across the world to urge them to support our effort to deprive Putin's war machine of the goods and services it needs to continue its illegal invasion. This includes countries which do not impose autonomous sanctions. In addition to banning the direct export of hundreds of goods to Russia, we have also prohibited UK persons from directly or indirectly supplying these goods from a third country to Russia.

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