Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Conclusion 153
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
This view was echoed by Nick Childs of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, who told us that: “The other question in those calculations and in terms of whether there is a bill to pay in Moscow for Chinese support for Russia generally over Ukraine is whether that would involve at some point a renewed request—and it has been reported that requests have been made in the past—for China to have port access and greater naval access from Russian bases in the Arctic.” 176
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, 29 November 2023
Government response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 26 January 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗