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Russian President Vladimir Putin

Threat posed by Russia 'a double-edged sword for Scotland'

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: Russia interfered with the 2016 Brexit referendum

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

UK's 'solidarity' with Zelensky after Trump calls

Chinese president Xi Jinping toasts blood-soaked Russian despot Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Kremlin in 2023 (Picture: Pavel Byrkin)

SNP taking MI5 warning about China seriously is a hugely welcome sign Scotsman comment

Activists protest against data centres outside the Scottish Parliament last month (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Democracy in action shows how cynicism of populists can be defeated Dr Bernhard Blumenau

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in Sumy, Ukraine, in July (Picture: Serhii Shapovalov)

Why I choose to raise my kids in a Ukrainian city under Russian attack Iryna Rushetskaya

Sky's docu-drama The Wargame sees former government ministers, including Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, try to deal with a possible Russian attack (Picture: Justin Downing)

Warning signs of Russia-Nato war are multiplying. Britain must rearm Scotsman comment

A protester holds a painting of Russian despot Vladimir Putin, showing his head made up of many skulls, during an election-day demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin, Germany (Picture: Jens Schlater)

How Putin may have revealed just how afraid he is of his own people Scotsman comment

Nicola Sturgeon in The Wargame

The Wargame: RECAP as Nicola Sturgeon stars in Sky docudrama

Fires rage following massive Russian ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian capital Kyiv earlier this month (Picture: Evgen Kotenko)

Why Burnham's comparison of Putin's regime with Nazis is so important Scotsman comment

Streeting: UK needs to be vigilant in face of Putin’s intimidation

Two survivors of a Russian missile strike that partially destroyed a residential building in Lviv, Ukraine, on July 30 survey the damage (Picture: Yuriy Dyachyshyn)

High civilian deaths in Ukraine show Putin hasn't learned Blitz lesson Scotsman comment

The Scottish government is exploring the feasibility of Caledonian Sleeper trains going all the way to mainland Europe

Readers’ letters: Caley Sleeper pipe dream on the wrong track

Alan Cumming and Ewan McGregor at Pitlochry Theatre

Ewan McGregor to star with Alan Cumming in play of 'beautiful' film

Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin. PIC: Luciano Viti/Getty

Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

Vladimir Putin, seen shaking hands with Donald Trump in Alaska last year, has done the UK a favour be reminding the country of his hostile intent (Picture: Andrew Harnik)

Finally the UK has a reason to thank Vladimir Putin Scotsman comment

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Burnham should review harmful windfall tax Scotsman comment

The Marinera, formerly known as the Bella 1, was taken to the Moray Forth after a US operation to seize the Russian-flagged tanker in January. Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty

Exclusive Captain of seized oil tanker facing prison after US court plea

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has many roles, including using criminals and other proxies to target people overseas (Picture: Hossein Mersadi)

UK plan to list Iran's IRGC as security threat is long overdue Scotsman comment

Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle after disorder broke out in Southport in July 2024 (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why Russian disinformation may be fuelling violence in Glasgow Scotsman comment

People queue to refuel their cars at a Lukoil petrol station in Moscow after Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries and other infrastructure (Picture: Igor Ivanko)

Ukraine war isn't going well for Russia. How serious is it for Putin? Dr Alexander Titov

A fire rages in the historic Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv following a Russian missile strike last month (Picture: Genya Savilov)

Burnham's first job must be to find enough money to prepare UK for war Scotsman comment

Prince William, left, speaks to soldiers on top of a Challenger 2 tank while visiting British troops at the Tapa army base in northern Estonia (Picture: Raigo Pajula)

Keir Starmer's last big decision could be a catastrophic mistake Scotsman comment

A Ukrainian flag at the site of a heavily damaged residential building in Ternopil, Ukraine, following a Russian air strike (Picture: Yuriy Dyachyshyn)

Why Burnham needs to go to Ukraine soon after becoming Prime Minister Scotsman comment

Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade set up and fly military drones after jumping from a transport aircraft onto Salisbury Plain at Copehill Down training facility earlier this year (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Increasing defence spending is rational, not hysterical

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and former defence secretary John Healey with a UK Typhoon fighter jet at a military base in Ankara, Turkey, in October 2025.

Scotland on the 'frontline', as Russian tanker seized

Offshore energy assets should be classified as critical national infrastructure by the UK government, OEUK has argued

Exclusive OEUK call for North Sea energy assets to be 'critical infrastructure'

Stacy Keen, Partner and specialist in financial crime and compliance, Pinsent Masons

EU ramps up sanctions on Iran over Strait of Hormuz

Keir Starmer looks at drones as he visits defence contractor Stark in Swindon yesterday (Picture: Alastair Grant/pool)

Labour must ignore the polls when deciding on £18bn defence boost Scotsman comment

Police and forensic investigators examine the damage after a Russian drone hit a block of flats in Galati, eastern Romania (Picture: Daniel Mihailescu)

Russian drone strike in Romania shows why UK must urgently rearm Scotsman comment

This photograph shows a mobile phone that displays a warning of a possible air raid, in Vilnius on May 20, 2026.

Lithuanians flee to shelters over drone alert

Petrol prices have increased ever since the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz began.

Badenoch: Easing Russian oil sanctions ‘insane’ amid halt on North Sea

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with acting governor of the Bryansk region in Moscow on May 13. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Putin to visit China to reaffirm Russia ties

Ross Cutmore was convicted in Odesa. Picture: Slidstvo.info

Exclusive Scots spy was ousted from military group in Ukraine over 'discipline'

A British soldier takes part in a Nato exercise in Estonia (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why the danger of a Russian attack on Nato is increasing Andrew Sweeney

The security minister called on AI firms to help the UK bolster its cyber defences. Picture: Getty

Minister calls on AI firms to work with government on cyber defence

Dan Marks was among the speakers at the OEUK security event. Picture: OEUK

Ukraine drone warfare could inspire offshore attacks, expert warns

Even the Ministry of Defence has faced damaging cyberattacks (Picture: Leon Neal)

Amid Russian and Chinese attacks, UK must take cyber defence seriously Scotsman comment

Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh

Veganism and getting Irn Bru to Russia - the small parties standing

Donald Trump, seen meeting Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska in August last year, appears to have a strong relationship with the murderous Russian tyrant (Picture: Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump does not speak for the real America Scotsman comment

Vladimir Putin's regime is expert in 'hybrid warfare' techniques designed to weaken countries it regards as enemies (Picture: Gavriil Grigorov)

UK must urgently defend key North Sea energy infrastructure Scotsman comment

John F Kennedy famously exhorted people to think about what they could do for their country and we need to do the same today (Picture: Central Press)

Your country needs you: What we can all do to prepare for war
Russia’s hybrid warfare tactics means every citizen should remember John F Kennedy’s famous words: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can ...
Ewan Lawson

Rachel Reeves

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A Ukrainian emergency worker tries to extinguish a fire following Russian missile strikes on Kyiv last month (Picture: Oleksandr Magula)

The Ukraine War is a matter of good versus evil Scotsman comment

A Ukrainian soldier launches a surveillance drone towards Russian positions in Donetsk (Picture: Roman Pilipey)

Ukraine’s use of drones isn't the ‘future of war’ you might imagine Dr Taras Fedirko

Ukrainian soldiers have fought Russian forces to a standstill (Picture: John Moore)

Scotland must stand with Ukraine against Putin until the end Scotsman comment

The UK Government plans to increase defence spending.

Exclusive Scots MP calls for increased defence spending 'as fast as possible'

Ukrainian troops toward Russian positions at a front line position in the Donetsk region (Picture: Genya Savilov)

Trump wants Ukraine to give up Donbas but that could be fatal for Kyiv Rod Thornton and Marina Miron

Donald Trump shakes hands with Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Alaska in August last year (Picture: Andrew Harnik)

As Putin teases Ukraine 'ceasefire', we must remember what he truly is Scotsman comment

Bank of Scotland is part of Lloyds Banking Group

Bank of Scotland fined for breaching Russia financial sanctions

'Special relationship' is over - why UK needs a new western alliance Euan McColm

US President Donald Trump

Breaking UK will not sign Donald Trump's board of peace, says foreign secretary

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Chagos Islands: Western division benefits Russia, says Alexander

Ukrainian emergency workers, like these in Sumy, risk being killed in so-called 'double tap' attacks by Russia that deliberately target them (Picture: Roman Pilipey)

How Miss Baird’s P5 class set example to Scotland about Ukraine War Stephen Gethins

This photograph of Loch Ossian in winter, taken in 2024 by John Swinney, features on the First Minister's 2025 Christmas cards (Picture: John Swinney/Scottish Government/PA)

Readers’ Letters: Swinney's wrecking the landscape he’s so proud of

Vladimir Putin is a warmongering dictator (Picture: Alexander Nemenov)

Putin can lie all he likes, but he has made Russia the West's 'enemy' Scotsman comment

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