IPARInter-Parliamentary Alliance on Russia

Briefing · October 2026

The case for acting now

A coordinated parliamentary response to Russia.

Russia's war on Ukraine, its hybrid campaigns against democratic states — disinformation, electoral interference, economic coercion — and the systematic suppression of civil society at home demand a coordinated parliamentary response. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has shown what is possible: more than 290 legislators from 43 parliaments, moving in concert.

No equivalent cross-border mechanism dedicated to Russia yet exists. Parliaments act in isolation, sanctions regimes diverge, accountability stalls, and the Kremlin exploits every gap. IPAR is built to close it.

Confirmed members

Legislators from six countries

United Kingdom

  • Portrait of Chris Law
    Chris LawSNP
  • Portrait of Bernard Jenkin
    Bernard JenkinConservative
  • Portrait of John Whittingdale
    John WhittingdaleConservative
  • Portrait of Alicia Kearns
    Alicia KearnsConservative
  • Portrait of James MacCleary
    James MacClearyLiberal Democrat
  • Portrait of Helen Maguire
    Helen MaguireLiberal Democrat
  • Portrait of Alex Sobel
    Alex SobelLabour Co-op

Ukraine

  • Portrait of Maria Mezentseva
    Maria MezentsevaServant of the People
  • Portrait of Olena Khomenko
    Olena KhomenkoServant of the People
  • YK
    Yurii KamelchukServant of the People

Italy

  • Portrait of Federica Onori
    Federica OnoriChairAzione
  • Portrait of Valentina Grippo
    Valentina GrippoAzione

France

  • Portrait of Constance Le Grip
    Constance Le GripRenaissance
  • Portrait of Frédéric Petit
    Frédéric PetitMoDem

Lithuania

  • Portrait of Emanuelis Zingeris
    Emanuelis ZingerisHomeland Union

Estonia

  • Portrait of Eerik-Niiles Kross
    Eerik-Niiles KrossReform Party

The membership and the advisory board are both in formation. Further confirmations are pending.

Advisory Expert Board

  • SGSam Greene
  • Portrait of Bob SeelyBob Seely
  • Portrait of Marie MendrasMarie Mendras
  • JNJames Nixey
  • EDElena Davlikanova
  • KSKateryna Shynkaruk

Aims

Five commitments

  1. 01
    Safeguard the rules-based order

    Holding Russia to the standards of international law and protecting that legal order from distortion.

  2. 02
    Strengthen collective security

    Developing complementary parliamentary responses to Russia's military and hybrid challenges in support of allied defence and deterrence.

  3. 03
    Reinforce sanctions and economic statecraft

    Closing loopholes, harmonising regimes across jurisdictions, and reducing strategic dependence on Russian energy and trade leverage.

  4. 04
    Protect national integrity

    Countering Russian influence operations, illicit political financing, sabotage, and information warfare against democratic institutions.

  5. 05
    Uphold human rights and accountability

    Supporting legislative pathways to justice for war crimes in Ukraine, including the forcible deportation of children and conflict-related sexual violence.

Structure

How IPAR is organised

Co-Chairs
Two per legislature, drawn from different mainstream parties, selected for their ability and willingness to work across partisan and national boundaries. They set the agenda and chair General Meetings on a rotating basis.
Membership
Open to any legislator from a democratic parliament who endorses IPAR's founding principles.
Secretariat
A small, independent expert team providing research, briefings, model resolutions, and rapid coordination between legislatures.
Registration
IPAR will be registered in Estonia.
Advisors
A network of subject-matter experts called on for specialist support.

Founding team

Who is building it

Megan Gittoes

Advisor to the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center, Kyiv; Associate Fellow, GLOBSEC; former Chief of Staff to the Chair of the UK Defence Select Committee.

Ksenia Maximova

Founder, Russian Democratic Society; analyst working on Russia's war economy, sanctions circumvention and defence-technology networks.

Vadym Denysenko

Doctor of Historical Sciences; former Ukrainian MP and Government Representative in Parliament; Head of the Center for Strategic Policy.

“There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies — and that is fighting without them.”

Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on Russia · ksenia@gridresearch.eu