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Close the Russian embassy UK and order all employees to leave the country

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

With the war in ukriane the Russian ambassador has time and time again posted hate on twitter calling for the hanging of POW among many other things all the while living freely and in luxury while the people of ukraine suffer please end this and close the embassy

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the Russian embassy are a matter for the Russian diplomatic service, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Cut diplomatic ties with Russia. We can never work with them again: Cut diplomatic ties with Russia. We can never work with them again.

Timeline

8 Feb 2023 Petition opened for signatures
13 Feb 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Feb 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.