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Negotiators in Riyadh yesterday discussed the conditions needed for a Putin-Trump summit

Trump appeasement is selling Ukraine interests down the river - Steve Cardownie

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, leads a meeting with top security and defense officials about the situation in Kursk and Belgorod border regions

Plucky Ukraine takes the fight to Putin with cross-border action - Steve Cardown...

Altamura Vodka that has now launched in the UK

Italian vodka praised for 'no gimmicks' reminded me of Russian secret

Cold War researcher Sarah Harper puts the finishing touches to Cold War Scotland, a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Taking a Cold War wander down memory lane in an excellent exhibition - Susan Mor...

As a child Susan Morrison spent a lot of time in Dunoon

Digital gadgets are great, but you just can’t beat local knowledge - Susan Morri...

Voters queue at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, at noon local time on Sunday, March 17, 2024. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.

Russian voters who defied Putin deserve our support and admiration - Steve Cardo...

Ukrainian resolve strong as ever with war now entering third year - Steve Cardow...

Mikhail Gorbachev arrives at Edinburgh Airport during his visit to Scotland in December 1984. Picture: Hamish Campbell Jack Crombie / TSPL

'I wish you many sunny days': Mikhail Gorbachev's bond with Scotland

Mikhail Gorbachev addresses a group of 150 business executives in San Francisco, Monday, June 5, 1990.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

The Society is a membership organisation which has delivered an annual programme of public lectures for more than 30 years.

Midlothian World History Society announced latest programme of lectures

A woman walks past a shell crater in front of a damaged residential building in the town of Siversk, Donetsk region, on June 23, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. - via Getty Images

Massive bombardment' of Ukraine continues as tensions mount over invasion

Local sailors line up on the gang plank of HMS Edinburgh at Leith Docks in December 1985.

31 pictures to transport you back to life in Edinburgh in 1985

A Yemeni woman sits with a child at a makeshift camp for the internally displaced in the northern Hajjah province, on March 6, 2022. - Yemen's women and girls are bearing the brunt of a seven-year civil war that has robbed many of their freedoms, experts say (Photo by ESSA AHMED / AFP) (Photo by ESSA AHMED/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' letters: The Yemenis deserve our support too

Former Hibs captain Ian Murray was capped six times by Scotland. Picture: SNS

Ex-Hibs ace recalls Scotland experience in Moldova under Berti

The St James Quarter is a beacon of hope but will people still prefer to buy things online? (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

St James Quarter is a test of just how much we love shopping – Stephen Jardine

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PS5 review - 'A lot of bang for your buck' Damien Lucas

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gestures as he addresses the nation following fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Picture: Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)

Scotland can help bring peace to South Caucasus – Angus Robertson

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Activision just teased Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - here's everything we k...

Susan's semaphore skills won’t save us from the coronavirus (Picture: Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Soviet spies I can handle, pandemics not so much – Susan Morrison

A new trailer for Stranger Things season four has been released - here’s what it...

26th August 1965: British corporal Phyllis Luke with her American and French colleagues on duty at the Checkpoint Charlie border point in Berlin. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

I’ve uncovered a secret plot to turn Leith into East Berlin – Susan Morrison

Evi Carmichael.

91-year-old Edinburgh artist who fled Estonia in WW2 gifts paintings to Macmilla...

Kazakhstan's Baktiyor Zainutdinov celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2020 qualifier. Picture: Alexei Filippov/AP

Scotland accused of treating Kazakhstan like ‘village idiots’ after underestimat...

Susan Morrison is looking forward to years of 'fun-filled' frivolity with her consultant (Picture: Tony Marsh)

Susan Morrison: My doc and I, together like a Kardashian couple

Entrance tunnel at Barnton Nuclear Bunker. Pic: SWNS

Video: Barnton Quarry nuclear bunker set to open to the public

Soviet-era toy washes up on Musselburgh beach

A Newsnight boss has dismissed claims the programme photoshopped Mr Corbyn's hat to make him look more Russian. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Newsnight denies Jeremy Corbyn '˜Soviet stooge' photoshop stunt
A Newsnight boss has dismissed claims the programme photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn's hat to make him look more Russian.
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A smile and some reassuring words can mean a lot (Picture: Getty)

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Pravda will open in Edinburgh next year.

Russian news site Pravda set to open office in Edinburgh

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Queen’s Edinburgh nuclear bunker to open as museum

At long last, recognition for heroes of Arctic convoys

‘Pravda had no place in a modern capital’

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