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<p>The Foreign Office has raised this issue with the Russian Government. On 30 November
alongside G7 Foreign Ministers, the Foreign Secretary publicly called on Russia to
release the 24 detained Ukrainian servicemen and their vessels. We have also repeatedly
made clear to senior Russian officials, bilaterally and through multilateral fora,
that the Russian authorities must immediately release the crew, return their vessels
and allow unhindered access through the Kerch Straits. The Foreign Secretary reaffirmed
the UK's solidarity with Ukraine and discussed the welfare of the detained crew during
his 29 November call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Klimkin.</p>
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