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There is much at stake for Scotland's businesses in his dealings with politicians like John Swinney (Picture: Joe Raedle)

Why Swinney needs to pander to Trump just like Starmer Scotsman comment

First Minister John Swinney wants to bring war victims from Gaza to Scotland for treatment (Picture: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Swinney grandstands on Gaza while Scottish patients wait

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US President Donald Trump in the Vatican in April, when world leaders gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis (Picture: Office of the President of Ukraine)

If Trump finally sides with Ukraine, he may deserve hero's welcome Scotsman comment

Shahed-136 'Kamikaze' drones like this one have been used extensively to attack Ukrainian cities in a way reminiscent of the Nazis' use of V2 rockets to attack London during the Second World War (Picture: Anonymous / Middle East Images)

I've lived with Iran drone strikes. This regime deserves no sympathy Andrew Sweeney

Nina Khyzhna in Someone Like Me

A haunting portrait of life on the frontlines as Ukraine’s Kharkiv comes to Edin...

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US troops took part in Nato's Allied Spirit 25 military exercise in Germany in March this year (Picture: Sean Gallup)

Nato faces a make-or-break decision about how to protect Europe Professor Amelia Hadfield

Gregor Poynton MP speaking in the House of Commons.

Political opinion: Poynton demands SNP u-turn on defence investment as Scotland ...

HMS Queen Elizabeth leaving Rosyth in Fife, Scotland, and sailing under the Forth bridge.

Exclusive SNP say UK must ‘rethink priorities’ ahead of strategic defence review

Mary Glasgow, chief executive of Children First.

From Kyiv to the Kelpies: Dad conquers fear of heights to protect Scotland’s chi...

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrives for bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Edi Ramat at the Kryeministria, Tirana in Albania. Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire

UK in talks over 'return hubs' for failed asylum seekers, Starmer says

Soldiers of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, take part in a training exercise (Picture: Alexander Koerner)

How Germany has gone from hated world war foe to indispensible ally Dr Bernhard Blumenau

Cirque Kalabante is among the acts to appear at Assembly venues this year.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 12 shows to highlight at Assembly

For many on the Continent, VE Day and Europe Day are inextricably linked, with the European Union helping to preserve peace and democracy for decades (Picture: Thomas Samson)

Tory slurs about EU ring hollow as it mobilises to meet Putin threat Stephen Gethins

The 1945 Yalta deal between Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin left Polish people fighting for the Allies feeling betrayed (Picture: STF)

Why Ukraine faces similar fate to 'betrayed' Poland in 1945 Professor Wendy Webster

Donald Trump, pictured with Vladimir Putin in 2017, has been pressuring Ukraine to give up territory seized by Russian forces (Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev)

VE Day offers reminder of where Trump's appeasement of Putin may lead Scotsman comment

Bill de Ropp questions a Nazi printer in Austria in 1938 as Alfred Rosenberg, left, and two SS officers look on

1938 MI6 warning about UK's defences is as relevant now as it was then Tim Willasey-Wilsey

Rolls-Royce, for one, has called its start to 2025 “strong”

Rolls Royce 'optimism' as Royal Mail takeover rubber-stamped

US President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at the White House in February, ahead of their explosive meeting involved JD Vance. Picture: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

What the US Ukraine mineral deal means for the war against Russia

Gregor Poynton MP speaking in the House of Commons

Scottish Government dodges defence investment reform despite war in Ukraine

The view from Andrew Sweeney's flat after a deadly Russian missile strike hit Kyiv earlier this week

A message from my adopted home, Ukraine: Scotland must prepare for war Andrew Sweeney

The aftermath of a 'massive' Russian missile strike on a residential area of Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Trump's reaction to missile strike adds to fears he'll abandon Ukraine Scotsman comment

Russian President Vladimir Putin was condemned by Scottish MPs

Trump condemns Russia attacks as MPs warn no concessions on territory

MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK.

The push to stop 'bizarre' Donald Trump addressing UK Parliament

Donald Trump pictured with Vladimir Putin in 2017 during the US President's first term of office (Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev)

Why Trump may be about to reveal his true colours on Ukraine and Putin Scotsman comment

Andrei Kelin is the Russian ambassador to the UK and the public face in this country of a brutal, blood-soaked, warmongering dictator (Picture: Aaron Chown)

Why jolly face of Putin's killing machine has even more to laugh about Ian Johnston

A Poseidon MRA1 plane, designed for submarine-hunting and the tracking of maritime targets, arrives at RAF Lossiemouth (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Scotland has part to play in European defence in world of Trump, Putin David Gow

Adorable video shows newborn lion cubs with mum rescued from Ukraine

A woman touches a picture of Alexei Navalny at a protest opposite the Russian Embassy in London after the jailed Russian opposition leader died in prison. He was almost certainly murdered (Picture: Jonathan Brady)

How Putin is trying to gaslight the world about his war on Ukraine Scotsman comment

Rumours about the health of Russian president Vladimir Putin have circulated online for years. Picture: Maxim Shemetov/AFP/Getty

Explainer 'Mini-stroke' chatter the latest dubious Vladimir Putin health rumour

Brine pools containing lithium carbonate at a mine in the Atamaca desert in Chile (Picture: John Moore)

Why Ukraine and Greenland are at the heart of a new global power game Professor Paul de Leeuw

Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin started in Belgium's 3-0 win against Ukraine last night. Cr: Getty Images.

Ibrox hero stakes Belgium claim as McTominay teammate stars in win

Russian President Vladimir Putin would like the EU to break up, but his war on Ukraine is pushing the UK back towards Brussels (Picture: Maxim Shemetov/pool)

How Brexit fan Putin is pushing the UK and EU closer together Stuart Nicolson

Prince William meets Estonian President Alar Karis in Tallinn, Estonia (Picture: Suzanne Plunkett/WPA pool)

Why Prince William's visit to Estonia is diplomatic rebuff to Trump Scotsman comment

Barnton Bunker in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Cold War nuclear bunker in Scotland that 'could be used' by army

A woman sheds tears at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv's Independence Square on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion (Picture: Sergei Supinsky)

No one should be in any doubt about who's to blame for Ukraine War Scotsman comment

Some senior citizens may be messing up the world but many others are helping out in the community, says reader (Picture: Doug Mills/The New York Times-Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Don't blame seniors for the ills of the world

Ukrainian army medics provide first aid to a man at the scene of a Russian Iskander missile attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Friday (Picture: Diego Fedele)

I was once pro-Russia, now I'm on the receiving end of its missiles Nigel Osborne

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves meets military personnel. Credit: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire

Disability benefits likely to be cut to fund defence spending

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka in 2019 (Picture: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Readers' Letters: Russia is waging a secret war on the UK

A signature mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear bomb explosion on Bikini Atoll in 1954 (Picture: Galerie Bilderwelt)

SNP's stance on nuclear weapons makes no sense when Putin has them
The UK needs its nuclear deterrent to help protect itself and its fellow Nato countries from being attacked by Vladimir Putin’s forces
Scotsman comment

Donald Trump has created another week of chaos in the world (Picture: Andrew Harnik)

Liberal's 60-year-old speech helps explain how to respond to Trump Alistair Carmichael

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford

Blackford suggests SNP should ditch unilateral nuclear disarmament

US President Donald Trump's intelligence has been underestimated, says reader (Picture: Carl Court - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: World should be grateful for Donald Trump

US intelligence has been vital in helping Ukraine to defend itself against the Russian invasion (Picture: Genya Savilov)

Trump's refusal to share intel with Ukraine is his most despicable act Scotsman comment

Sigmund Freud can help us better understand JD Vance and Donald Trump (Picture: Jim Watson)

JD Vance displaying ‘savage and evil impulses’ that Freud warned about Henry McLeish

Keir Starmer did his best to flatter Donald Trump, presenting him with an invitation from King Charles to make an 'unprecedented' second state visit, but the diplomatic charm offensive may not be working (Picture: Carl Court/pool)

If Trump were a Russian agent, he would be acting just like he is now Ian Johnston

First Minister John Swinney

Swinney: Trump state visit 'unthinkable' unless he changes stance

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky with Donald Trump and JD Vance in the Oval Office

Analysis What US decision to pause military aid means for Putin's next move

President Trump has suspended aid to Ukraine

Zelensky says Trump clash 'regrettable' as MPs condemn end to US aid

President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump clashed in the Oval Office.

UK 'absolutely committed' as US pauses all military aid to Ukraine

Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls depicting Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in downtown Moscow (Picture: Tatyana Makeyeva/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Trump betrays own people as much as his friends and allies

Keir Starmer embraces Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street on Saturday in stark contrast to the disgraceful treatment of the Ukrainian president by Donald Trump in Washington last week (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

As Starmer walks tightrope over Trump, he needs help from opposition Scotsman comment

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office during the meeting that descended into acrimony

Trump hits out at call from Starmer for US guarantees on Ukraine peace

Keir Starmer addressed MPs after Sunday's summit

Analysis Starmer's put-down of Farage shows the Commons is united behind him

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