Andrii Madzianovsky told MSPs the ‘country which is actually at war’ must be at the table for talks on ending the conflict.
EXCLUSIVE: The MPs were subject to three different drone and missile attacks during their five-day visit to the war torn country.
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Scotland’s First Minister has accused Nigel Farage of being “an accomplice to the Russian agenda” as he unveiled plans for a summit to try and “lock out” Reform UK from Holyrood...
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But Sam Van der Staak, director for the Regional Europe Programme of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, told Full Fact: “The postponement of Ukraine’s elections is legitimate because Ukraine’s own constitution dictates that while there is martial law there won’t be elections.
The Prime Minister will gather European leaders in London on Sunday for discussions on a potential end to the Ukraine war.
The King suggested that he and Trump could meet before that visit, either at Dumfries House or Balmoral which are near the businessman’s golf courses in Scotland, to discuss the plans for the much grander state visit.
Sir Keir Starmer has already said he is prepared to deploy British troops as part of a force to safeguard any peace deal.
Emmanuel Macron fact-checked Donald Trump over the aid the US has sent to Ukraine yesterday during a joint press conference. It comes as Europe grapples with the White House’s decision to side with Russia in its push to end the conflict, which breaks with the west’s united backing for Kyiv.