Relationship dossier
British Indian Ocean Territory
Russia
Relationship assessment
Russia supported a UN resolution challenging British administration of the Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean Territory toward Russia
Not assessedRussia toward British Indian Ocean Territory
-15Russia voted in favor of a 2019 UN General Assembly resolution calling for the United Kingdom to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago, which includes the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The British Indian Ocean Territory is a dependent territory administered by the United Kingdom and does not conduct an independent foreign policy. Russia voted in favor of a 2019 UN General Assembly resolution calling for the United Kingdom to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago, a position challenging the territory’s continued British administration.
Areas of tension
- The status and administration of the Chagos Archipelago
Key developments
Russia voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the United Kingdom to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Russian government engagement specifically with the British Indian Ocean Territory, apart from the Chagos sovereignty question, is unclear.