Vladimir Putin

After his telephone call with Putin, Donald Trump posted on social media that both sides would 'immediately start' negotiations for a ceasefire (Picture: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obvious that Trump is out of his depth - Steve Cardownie

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin’s 3-day ceasefire just a ploy - Steve Cardownie

Representatives of the Children of Ukraine (from left) Varvara Tkachenko, Olexander Pidhirnyi and Ylesaveta Pidhirnyi during a service to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle. Picture date: Monday February 24, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Ukraine. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The children of Ukraine stolen by Putin must not be forgotten - Steve Cardownie

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater

Donald Trump is not welcome in democratic Scotland - Lorna Slater

Commemorations take place at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland to mark 80 years since the liberation of the concentration camp. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

We must stand against hatred - Angus Robertson

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has been a symbol of strength in his home country and across the worth since the beginning of the war. (Credit: Getty Images)

Here’s a toast to the bravery of Ukrainian resistance to invasion - Steve Cardow...

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Good riddance to butcher Assad - Angus Robertson

A woman stands in a window of a hostel for displaced persons damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on Monday, November 11. (Picture: AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

The international reality of Donald 2.0 - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Volunteers, including medics, help emergency and rescue personnel to clear the rubble of a destroyed building at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo: Roman Pilipey/Getty Images)

Ukrainian resolve only strengthened after horrific attacks - Steve Cardownie

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...

Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 18, 2024

Putin election 'victory' is utter sham - Angus Robertson

Martyn Day MP has sent a message of solidarity to Ukraine

Message of solidarity for Ukraine on anniversary of Russia’s Invasion

Alexei Navalny, who was imprisoned in Russia, has died aged 47. (Credit: Getty images)

We must show support for freethinking Russians - Alex Cole-Hamilton

A young woman cries after laying flowers for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Solovetsky Stone, a monument to political repression that has become one of the sites of tributes for Navalny. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/Getty Images)

Another Putin attempt to quash all opposition to authoritarian rule - Steve Card...

Ukrainian rescuers carry a wounded woman out of a damaged residential building in the centre of Kharkiv after a missile strike on January 2

For Ukrainians, 2024 looks like being yet another unhappy year - Steve Cardownie

Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska says her country is in ‘mortal danger’

West must not abandon Ukraine in its hour of need - Steve Cardownie
Last week I used my column to highlight the very real fears that the USA and the European Union might not meet their respective financial commitments to Ukraine and the possible effect that this might have on the outcome of the war with Russia.
Steve Cardownie

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a news briefing at the White House on President Joe Biden's administration's calls for Congress to pass further funding for Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Ukraine casts a nervous eye to the West's wavering support - Steve Cardownie

Despite tourists bringing noise pollution and traffic chaos to the quaint nearby village of Alton, locals living near Alton Towers say it has major benefits.

Alton Towers: Why residents living next to theme park ‘love’ it

A man lays flowers at a makeshift memorial in honour of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Bodies and flight recorder recovered from Prigozhin crash site

The health of Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been speculated about

Vladimir Putin seen limping in new video as health rumours continue

Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) with Vladimir Putin

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Exiled Wagner Group leader breaks silence

A man holds the Russian national flag in front of a Wagner group military vehicle with the sign read as "Rostov" in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. Rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who sent his fighters to topple the military leaders in Moscow will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped as part of a deal to avoid "bloodshed," the Kremlin said on June 24. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia uprising: Rebellion ends with Yevgeny Prigozhin sent to Belarus

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations chaired by President Vladimir Putin in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by TATIANA BARYBINA/Press service of the governor of/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia uprising: Chechen troops sent to Wagner Group conflict zones

A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don

Russia uprising: ‘Soon we will have new President’ says Wagner Group

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Betrayal’ - Vladimir Putin reacts to Wagner Group rebellion in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,

Prince Harry bizarre interview requests for Spotify podcast revealed
Prince Harry left Spotify executives confused after saying he wanted to interview Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump about childhood trauma on his axed podcast.
Sam Johnson

Keir Starmer has announced that Labour's planned, publicly owned company GB Energy will be based in Scotland (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Labour’s million-job energy plan is a win-win for all – Ian Murray

A local resident pushes her bicycle through damaged buildings in Toretsk, eastern Ukraine, in August last year (Picture: Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images)

The West must redouble its efforts to help Ukraine – Steve Cardownie

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Plans reveal Vladimir Putin’s secret bunker beneath the Black Sea

Protesters hold up placards ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Arrests of coronation protesters were reminiscent of Putin's crushing of dissent

Ukraine War: What is the Victory Day parade in Russia, what did Vladimir Putin say about the west?

What is Victory Day in Russia & what did Vladimir Putin say?

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack

Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike

Tinder will cease operating in Russia

Dating app Tinder to stop operating in Russia following Ukraine war

A Kremlin spokesman has denied that Putin is using body doubles after health concerns

Putin spokesperson claims Russian president ‘doesn’t use body double’

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a class cage at the Moscow City Court, where he was given a 25-year prison sentence (Picture: Moscow City Court via AP)

Russians speaking out against power-mad Putin deserve huge respect

Russian president Vladimir Putin is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to top secret US documents leaked from the Pentagon - Credit: Getty Images

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut, in Donetsk, amid bitter fighting over the town (Picture: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine War heading for a crucial phrase as Kyiv prepares spring offensive

17 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities freed

President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

International Criminal Court issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

Russian and Belarusian players have been unable to compete at Wimbledon ever since Vladimir Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine - Credit: Getty Images

Wimbledon to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity

Vladimir Putin must end his war on Ukraine - Lorna Slater

Ukraine postage stamps depicting a Banksy mural

Ukraine issues Banksy stamps showing Vladimir Putin in judo match

Ukrainian soldiers raise their national flag on an armoured car near Lyman, Donetsk region (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin signals fresh offensive, Ukrainians remain determined to resist

A Ukrainian soldier fires a French mortar towards Russian positions in Bakhmut on February 15 (Picture: Yasuyoshi/AFP via Getty Images)

We must defend European values from Putin's aggression – Angus Robertson

A Ukrainian soldier fires during a training exercise in the Rivne region, amid reports of a new Russian offensive (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin redoubles efforts to take Ukraine, we must not give in to war fatigue

A Chinese balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, shortly before it was shot down by a US fighter jet (Picture: Chad Fish via AP)

Concerned by China's spy balloon? Its agents are active in Scotland too

Shell reports highest profits in 115 years following 2022 fuel crisis

A captured Russian tank is repaired by Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Boosted by US, German and Russian tanks, Ukrainian morale is high

UK Blackouts: Exact times your house could face power cuts this winter

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle during the street party for Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh. Picture : Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

All signs point to a continued Russian onslaught on civilian targets in Ukraine

An injured man stands on a street after Russian shells hit the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday. Five were killed and 20 injured in the attack (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Refugees ate Xmas dinner safe from Putin’s bombs, with a tear for those at home

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (photo: Getty Images)

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