Ukraine Crisis

Anna Makhlay, programme manager for the leadership course, came on a fellowship from Ukraine in 2010.

'Each has a story of loved ones left behind, hopes dashed, careers cut short'
Ukrainian women living in Scotland are learning vital skills to help reconstruct their war-torn homeland.

John Swinney at the launch of the SNP's General Election campaign, which continues to be dogged by the Michael Matheson affair

John Swinney at the launch of the SNP's General Election campaign, which continues to be dogged by the Michael Matheson affair

General Election 2024

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Letters: Take off the blinkers: how can anyone vote for the SNP?

Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine withdraws troops from some areas amid Russian offensive

The HMB moniker belongs to Yevgeniy Strzhalkovskiy, son of Vladimir Strzhalkovskiy, multi-millionaire, Russian oligarch and bureaucrat and former KGB comrade of one Vladimir Putin

The HMB moniker belongs to Yevgeniy Strzhalkovskiy, son of Vladimir Strzhalkovskiy, multi-millionaire, Russian oligarch and bureaucrat and former KGB comrade of one Vladimir Putin

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Russian investor with links to Putin quietly abandons Holy Loch distillery plan

The president of bike-club

The president of bike-club

Why the leader of a motorcycle gang was guest of honour for Vladimir Putin

How would Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak measure up against their respective parties' illustrious predecessors?

How would Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak measure up against their respective parties' illustrious predecessors?

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Letters: The standard of politician at Westminster is truly pathetic

There is talk of discord within Police Scotland

There is talk of discord within Police Scotland

Police Scotland

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Letters: The SNP is responsible for the disarray within Police Scotland

Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy

Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy

Okean Elzy on playing on the frontline, growing up Soviet and Scotland

Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov in A Gentleman in Moscow

Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov in A Gentleman in Moscow

Ewan McGregor (and moustache) triumph in A Gentleman in Moscow

Despite an informal ban on imports and an invasion of Ukraine, whisky enjoyed a boom year in 2023 in Putin's Russia

Despite an informal ban on imports and an invasion of Ukraine, whisky enjoyed a boom year in 2023 in Putin's Russia

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Whisky imports hit record high in Russia despite Ukraine invasion and Scotch 'ban'

Clean Thursday in Irpin, Kyiv Oblast

Clean Thursday in Irpin, Kyiv Oblast

Ukraine and Scotland to team up for citizen archaeology project

Ukraine launches drone attacks as polls to close in Russian election

A student of the Maritime State University named after admiral Gennady Nevelskoy casts a ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok

A student of the Maritime State University named after admiral Gennady Nevelskoy casts a ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok

Explained in five: Russia heads to the polls with Vladimir Putin certain to win

An employee arranges bottles of sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow

An employee arranges bottles of sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow

Scotland & Alcohol

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How Russia ditched vodka and hit the beers to address its alcohol problem

Labour's shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves

Labour's shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves

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Letters: There is little hope of our public services improving under Labour

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Letters: Ukraine cannot win. Zelenskyy must now come to the table and sue for peace

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Yousaf affirms ‘steadfast support’ for Ukraine on second anniversary of invasion

Viktoria* (L) and Oleh (R) cycle in winter conditions through Kharkiv, Ukraine on 18 November 2022

Viktoria* (L) and Oleh (R) cycle in winter conditions through Kharkiv, Ukraine on 18 November 2022

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Scots have raised close to £40m for Ukraine as war set to enter its third year

Leader of Glasgow City Council Susan Aitken and Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren sign the Memorandum of Understanding between Glasgow and Mykolaiv witnessed by Ukrainian Consul General Andrii Kusli.

Leader of Glasgow City Council Susan Aitken and Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren sign the Memorandum of Understanding between Glasgow and Mykolaiv witnessed by Ukrainian Consul General Andrii Kusli.

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Glasgow announces twinning with Ukrainian city on second anniversary of Russian war

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) embraces his spouse Yulia Navalnaya (L) attend a mass march marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on February 27, 2016 in Moscow, Russia

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) embraces his spouse Yulia Navalnaya (L) attend a mass march marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on February 27, 2016 in Moscow, Russia

Yulia Navalnaya ready to continue her husband's fight against Vladimir Putin

Labour peer Lord George Foulkes pictured in the public gallery during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament in May last year.

Labour peer Lord George Foulkes pictured in the public gallery during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament in May last year.

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Letters: So now we know: they want Scotland to be no more than a region

Ukrainian soldiers on duty in Vuhledar

Ukrainian soldiers on duty in Vuhledar

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Letter of the Day: Ukraine cannot win. It must accept its losses

Gordon Brown pictured during Labour's Better Together campaign

Gordon Brown pictured during Labour's Better Together campaign

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Letters: A unionist Labour will never win back Scotland

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Former spy chief: Russia could target Holyrood and exploit Indy to damage Britain

Could British youngsters soon be called up to fight Vladimir Putin's armies in the east?

Could British youngsters soon be called up to fight Vladimir Putin's armies in the east?

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Are we really facing conscription into national service to fight a war with Russia?

A policeman stands in front of a heavily damaged residential building, three days after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, on January 5, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A policeman stands in front of a heavily damaged residential building, three days after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, on January 5, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Kremlin launches media campaign over Russian student 'bullied' at Scots university

Yampil the bear

Yampil the bear

Bear found in abandoned Ukrainian zoo arrives at new home in Scotland

'We must remain resolute in our backing of Zelenskyy and Ukraine'

'We must remain resolute in our backing of Zelenskyy and Ukraine'

Struan Stevenson: The West can make the world a better place if we work together

Zaur Askenderov has strong links to the Kremlin

Zaur Askenderov has strong links to the Kremlin

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Edinburgh-registered businesses with links to Putin allies

Money is being funnelled through Scottish 'ghost' firms into Russia

Money is being funnelled through Scottish 'ghost' firms into Russia

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US sanctions Scottish shell firms believed to be aiding Russia's war effort

The links between Scotland and Russia have been exposed in a series of court cases

The links between Scotland and Russia have been exposed in a series of court cases

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How Scottish "ghost firms" are used to funnel dirty money into Russia

Actor, writer and director Daniel Kerr

Actor, writer and director Daniel Kerr

Outlander and Doctor Who actor on coaching Ukrainian kids and directing his own films

Parish minister Rev Peter Sutton stands alongside the nativity scene in St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

Parish minister Rev Peter Sutton stands alongside the nativity scene in St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

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Special nativity on display at church to remind Scots of Ukrainians’ plight

Speaking to an audience of US and international military personnel at the National Defence University in Washington last week, Zelenskyy characteristically didn’t hold back on the sense of urgency his country faces.

Speaking to an audience of US and international military personnel at the National Defence University in Washington last week, Zelenskyy characteristically didn’t hold back on the sense of urgency his country faces.

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Relief in Kyiv as EU brings Ukraine in from the cold amid a winter of discontent

Scientists 'recreate Chernobyl’ inside a laboratory in Scotland

Scientists 'recreate Chernobyl’ inside a laboratory in Scotland

Scientists 'recreate Chernobyl’ as part of Scottish university lab experiment

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin visits Saudi Arabia and UAE to shore up support in the Middle East

Ukrainian refugees in Scotland

Ukrainian refugees in Scotland

Over 2,000 Ukrainian refugees in Scotland helped by charity since outbreak of war

Ukrainian refugees Marichka, 16, and Sviatoslav, nine, lay poppy wreaths for their father Koli in Edinburgh

Ukrainian refugees Marichka, 16, and Sviatoslav, nine, lay poppy wreaths for their father Koli in Edinburgh

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Ukrainian children lay poppy wreath for fallen father at Remembrance service

How a Scottish legal loophole is being used to fuel the Russian war machine

How a Scottish legal loophole is being used to fuel the Russian war machine

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How a Scottish legal loophole is being used to fuel the Russian war machine

Pyrotechnics have become a growing problem in Scottish football

Pyrotechnics have become a growing problem in Scottish football

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Enough is enough. Scottish football must now bring in strict liability

Will the disarray of the SNP lead to a future where Scotland can be happy within the Union?

Will the disarray of the SNP lead to a future where Scotland can be happy within the Union?

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Letters: Now we can hope for a future where we can redress all the harm

Should we ban the sale of disposable vapes?

Should we ban the sale of disposable vapes?

Forget PM's smoke and mirrors: we must save our young from perils of vaping

Debris hangs from a residential building heavily damaged in a Russian bombing in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Fighting has raged around Lysychansk and neighbouring Sievierodonetsk, the last major cities under

Debris hangs from a residential building heavily damaged in a Russian bombing in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Fighting has raged around Lysychansk and neighbouring Sievierodonetsk, the last major cities under

Letter of the Day 📨

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Ukraine's counter-offensive has failed, when can we start talking peace?

Why Liz Truss says she was right all along despite budget going down like Titanic

Ukrainian ambulance delivery including caramel wafer supplies

Ukrainian ambulance delivery including caramel wafer supplies

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How Scot's Ukrainian road trip armed with caramel wafers has made him a local hero

Will the SNP be trounced at the next UK and Scottish elections?

Will the SNP be trounced at the next UK and Scottish elections?

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Reports of the death of the SNP are greatly exaggerated

'Racially aggravated' attack on three Ukrainian teens sees 13-year-old stabbed

'Racially aggravated' attack on three Ukrainian teens sees 13-year-old stabbed

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'Racially aggravated' attack on three Ukrainian teens sees 13-year-old stabbed

Grant Shapps arrives in Downing Street

Grant Shapps arrives in Downing Street

Conservative Party

Grant Shapps: Amateur pilot with punk relations who flies in the face of Wikipedia

Ukrainian singer Elzara Batalova

Ukrainian singer Elzara Batalova

Refugees and immigration

'Putin and Stalin are devils from the same system': Ukraine singer on escaping Kiev

Russian officials, such as Putin's 'chef' Yevgeny Prigozhin, are facing sanctions. Photograph: Getty

Russian officials, such as Putin's 'chef' Yevgeny Prigozhin, are facing sanctions. Photograph: Getty

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Wagner boss 'killed' in Russian plane crash days after first appearance since mutiny

The Ukrainian and Stirling partnership.

The Ukrainian and Stirling partnership.

How the University of Stirling is helping bring clean water to Ukraine

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 27, 2021 - MP Lesia Vasylenko delivers a speech during a regular sitting of the Verkhovna Rada, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Ukrinform / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read Volodymyr Tarasov/ Ukrinform/Future

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 27, 2021 - MP Lesia Vasylenko delivers a speech during a regular sitting of the Verkhovna Rada, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Ukrinform / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read Volodymyr Tarasov/ Ukrinform/Future

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Ukrainian MP backs workers striking at munitions factory in Beith

File photo dated 01/09/21 of an E10 petrol pump at a petrol station. Soaring inflation is continuing to bite for British households as petrol prices struck new record highs and the cost of everyday items such as stamps jumped further. Issue date: Friday

File photo dated 01/09/21 of an E10 petrol pump at a petrol station. Soaring inflation is continuing to bite for British households as petrol prices struck new record highs and the cost of everyday items such as stamps jumped further. Issue date: Friday

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Supermarkets have doubled their margin on fuel since the Ukraine war, research says

Russian anti-war activist Sasha Skochilenko.

Russian anti-war activist Sasha Skochilenko.

Art exhibition by Russian political prisoner and anti-war activist coming to Glasgow

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