Volodymyr Zelensky

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

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

President Zelensky barred from addressing Eurovision Song Contest

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

Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike

Orlando Bloom shared his meeting with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zalenskyy on his Instagram account (Credit: Orlando Bloom - Instagram)

Orlando Bloom meets with President Zelensky amid Russian conflict

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign, in the style of Winston Churchill, after addressing politicians in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Zelensky’s speech to parliament was historic and UK is united in its support

The jug was gifted to Boris Johnson in Kyiv.

Cockerel jug gifted to Boris Johnson goes on display in Edinburgh

Fresh shelling has killed civilians amid fears for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which was seized by Russian forces. Photo: Getty

Ukraine: Shelling hits town near Russian-held nuclear plant

Firefighters put out a fire in a port after a Russian missiles attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Saturday. Picture: Odesa City Hall Press Office via AP

Russia claims missile attack on port of Odesa targeted military facilities

A man jogs past a cloud of smoke from a fire in the background after a missile strike on a warehouse of an industrial and trading company in Odessa on July 16, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP) (Photo by OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian missiles hit Odesa port hours after grain export deal agreed

The Freedom Ballet company of Ukraine is due to perform at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Appeal launched to help Ukrainian ballet dancers perform at the Fringe

A former British soldier has died fighting Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, his family have said.

Jordan Gatley left the British Army in March "to continue his career as a soldier in other areas" and flew to Ukraine soon after to help fend off Russian forces and train Ukrainian soldiers.

Announcing the news on Facebook, his father Dean wrote: "Yesterday (10/06/22) we received the devastating news that our son, Jordan, has been shot and killed in the city of Severodonetsk, Ukraine."

Soldier formerly based in Edinburgh killed while fighting in Ukraine

Boris Johnson seems determined to party on (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Dear Boris, you need to move on so we can have a party – Vladimir McTavish

Photo taken in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Picture: Getty Images

Ukraine will not be able to forgive Russia for generations, historian warns

Sam Ryder, arrives at Heathrow Airport in London after finishing second in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire.

Who won Eurovision 2022?

Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

PM hails Ukraine’s Eurovision triumph
Boris Johnson has hailed Ukraine’s success at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest as a “reflection” not just of talent, but “unwavering support” for the war-torn country’s “fight for freedom”.
Gary Flockhart

Russian armoured vehicles parade through Moscow's Red Square during the Victory Day parade on May 9 (Picture: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)

Just as free world defeated Hitler, Putin will not triumph against Ukraine

This satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC shows damage at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school

This satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC shows smoke rising after Ukrainian strikes destroyed buildings housing Russian positions and a helicopter on Snake Island in the Black Sea Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Russia continues barrage in southern Ukraine

In this photo taken from video, civil evacuees accompanied by Red Cross personnel walk in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Bezimenne, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Quarter of Russian units committed to Ukraine now 'combat ineffective' - MoD

People walk past the site of an explosion in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday, April 29, 2022. Russia struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv shortly after a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Russia’s gains in Ukraine’s east limited and “at significant cost” – MoD

A Ukrainian Army truck stops at a war damaged bridge on April 20, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers are busy reconnecting suburbs of Kiev more than a month after Russian troops invaded the area. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Putin orders his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold

Ukrainian refugees weep after arriving at the Siret border crossing between Romania and Ukraine on Monday (Picture: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin launches fresh attacks, more Ukrainian refugees will be forced to flee

Damaged Ukrainian Army military trucks are parked at the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant, the second largest metallurgical enterprise in Ukraine, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia bears down on Mariupol and strikes other Ukraine cities

Ukraine: Edinburgh hospital staff and patients marathon 4 million charity steps

Handout photo issued by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture date: Saturday April 9, 2022.

Zelensky says next few days of war are crucial

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday night, March 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Russia withdrawal pledge an attempt to 'mislead' - Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with officials from the US and UK, has expressed skepticism at Russia's announcement it will significantly scale back military operations near Ukraine's capital and a northern city.
Stephen Mcilkenny

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on people around the world to come "to your squares, your streets" to stand with Ukraine and against the war on Thursday. Photo by Behrouz Mehri - Getty Images

Zelensky calls for protests one month into conflict

Readers' letters: Lifting Covid rules harms the vulnerable

Volodymyr Zelensky and Vitali Klitschko

Edinburgh agrees highest honour for Ukrainian leaders

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Mariupol Drama Theater in Mariupol, Ukraine on Monday, March 14, 2022. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces destroyed the theatre in the city of Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering.The Maxar satellite imagery firm said images from Monday showed the word children had been written in large white letters in Russian in front of and behind the building. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Images show theatre hit by Russian air strike had ‘children’ written on pavement

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated progress in the peace talk with Russia (Photo by HANDOUT/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky offers hope in Russian peace talks update

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, right, and his brother Wladimir Klitschko visit a check-point on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital (Picture: Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine leaders are most worthy of Freedom of City – Steve Cardownie

Protest from Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One.

Watch: Anti war protester disrupts Russian TV news show

Windsor Street in Edinburgh, where the Ukraine Consulate is based, has unofficially been renamed 'Volodymyr Zelenskyy Street' as a gesture of solidarity with the president and people of Ukraine following the Russian invasion. (Photo credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Edinburgh street unofficially renamed in honour of Ukrainian president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking in capital Kyiv. - The mayor of southern Ukraine's Melitopol was kidnapped by Russian soldiers occupying the city. Photo by HANDOUT/UKRAINE PRESIDENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine president claims Russian forces have kidnapped mayor of Melitopol

President Volodymyr Zelensky Photo:Getty Images

City's top honour for Ukraine's heroes

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to ramp up sanctions

Boris Johnson pledges to 'step up sanctions' Russia after hospital strike

A woman hugs a girl as refugees from Ukraine wait for transport at the Moldova-Ukrainian border near the town of Palanca (Picture: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images)

UK is failing to help Ukrainian refugees – Ian Murray MP

A Ukrainian serviceman walks past as fire and smoke rises over a damaged logistic center after shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Vladimir Putin’s assault on Kyiv ‘failing to make major progress’ – MoD

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows MPs giving a standing ovation to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after he speaks to them by live video-link in the House of Commons. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Standing ovation as Ukraine president urges more sanctions in historic speech

This handout video grab taken and released by the Ukraine Presidency press service on March 6, 2022 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an address in Kyiv. via Getty Images

Volodymyr Zelensky to address MPs amid ongoing conflict

People in Scotland have shown their support for Ukraine's plight.

Nicola Sturgeon voices 'solidarity, love and support' for the women of Ukraine

CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata has just finished a live report on Wednesday night.

‘Watch: Reporter forced to take cover as blast lights up Kyiv's sky

There was a mass walkout from the UN Human Rights Council as Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov spoke.

Watch: Mass walkout at UN Human Rights Council as Russian minister spoke

Michelle Thomson MSP tweeted "just goes to show what political will can achieve. Remember this Scotland!”

MSP apologises for tweet comparing Ukraine's crisis to Scottish independence

Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting military personnel at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to thank them for their ongoing work facilitating military support to Ukraine and NATO.

Johnson calls Russian invasion is a ‘disastrous misbegotten venture’ by Putin

Firefighters work at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where a military shell allegedly hit, on February 25, 2022. (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian strikes hit Kyiv as Nato allies to prepare next steps

World leaders have condemned the aggression from Russia.

World leaders react to Ukraine crisis

Peter Kay was chosen by readers as the comedian they would most likely vote for to be Prime Minister (Photo: Getty Images)

Peter Kay is the comedian most likely to be voted in as Prime Minister