The National's uncritical platforming of a group who explicitly support Vladimir Putin is an affront to SNP members who believe in the right of nations to be free.

i have to say it's not encouraging that I regularly hear "why die for Danzig?" tier shit from citizens of western european countries now

A Russian rooster is throwing a tantrum because he can't gas up his car. He genuinely believes fuel is there but they won't sell it, crying that lines are just artificial hype since Putin said they have supplies.

uk rearmament is not really just about shooting down a russian plane if it approaches the uk, it is also about shooting down a russian plane if it strafes tallinn.

A European capital is on fire because Russia spent the night firing missiles at civilians in their beds. Kyiv is full of smoke. People are buried under rubble. This is terrorism.

Kstovo oil refinery in russia this morning 🔥👀 Kstovo is second largest refinery in russia.

NEW: A leaked intelligence dossier alleges that Peter Mandelson was treated as a 'privileged contact' by Russian intelligence The document, codenamed Project Fish, is said to trace alleged interest in Mandelson back to the late Soviet era

The irony of this is that StW, by saying the exact opposite- that we must cut defence spending to boost welfare spending- aren't actually challenging austerity, they're reinforcing it. It's an explicit endorsement of the essentially pro-austerity framing that government spending is a zero sum game

How many people saying we can't afford increases in government spending in this one particular area have spent the last 15 years telling us that austerity was ideological, not pragmatic, and that we should be raising taxes instead of cutting spending?

How many of the people saying we need to cut welfare to fund defence are proposing scrapping the Lords, or the monarchy as needless extravagance?

Comments like West's are entirely unhelpful- a nation where its citizens are healthy and educated, with resilient public services is one better able to respond to shocks and emergencies. Pitting defence against welfare only further negatively polarises some on the left against ANY defence spending

An independent country in the north of Europe with a population of just 10mil, btw. We can do so much more.

UN Committee against Racial Discrimination slams Russia’s persecution of three Crimean Tatar lawyers khpg.org/en/1608815876

Occupation is temporary, Ukraine is forever.

A Russian drone hit a passenger minibus in central Kherson at 7 a.m., killing two people and wounding six, the Kherson Oblast Military Administration said. The wounded — a 36-year-old man and five women aged 52 to 57, one a nurse — suffered blast injuries. 📷 Oleksandr Prokudin

Stop the War are mask-off Putinists. They blame the West for Russia's war. They use Israeli and American crimes to deflect from Russian atrocities. They whitewash Russian aggression. Our working classes and those opposed to imperialist aggression deserve a better voice than these Kremlin shills.

Call it what it is: indenture.

A brilliant thread by one of our members, which highlights the gulf of understanding between western Europe and eastern Europe. The UK, both the people and the government in Westminster, are extremely complacent about the threats we and our allies face.

Prominent Ukrainian refugee criticises Reform ahead of Nation of Sanctuary debate

Labour in action - if Burnham keeps her on we know what to expect.

Refugees should not be a money-making scheme for the government. These are the most vulnerable people in our society, who already face systemic and legal barriers to earning a living. Cruel, callous, and xenophobic.

Xi telt Putin naw Expect more of this.

If any supporter of Scottish independence can look at Russia, a country trying to curtail the sovereignty of its neighbours, and shrug, then we have no problem saying clearly: these people are an embarassment to the movement and to Scotland.

The British left badly needs to get over the fact that the year is not 2005, and that Ukraine is not Iraq.

1/ Fuel shortages in Russia are causing massively increased delivery costs, which is forecast to cause the cost of all goods to skyrocket. ⬇️

❗️Russia temporarily banned gasoline and kerosene exports and is considering a full diesel export ban after Ukrainian strikes on fuel infrastructure. Putin said major refineries are running at full capacity, gasoline reserves stand at 1.7 million tons, and a special headquarters has been created.

Claiming Russia has gotten "nowhere" in Ukraine and is therefore not a threat to the rest of Europe erases the immense suffering of the Ukrainians and their successes in holding Russia at bay. Coming from Westerners, it speaks to a deeply colonial attitude towards non-Russian Eastern Europe.

⛽️📈 Gasoline prices at many Russian gas stations have roughly doubled. While three months ago it averaged 68 rubles per liter, prices up to 150 rubles are now common.

Some additional relevant context on Skorokhod: kyivindependent.com/anti-corrupt...

No more mr nice Dov: I think it is affirmatively shameful, abhorrent and disgusting if you are a Scottish independence supporter who believes anything even vaguely pro-Russian. If you believe in the right of nations to self-determination you cannot possibly side with the imperialist.

Hey, @scotnational.bsky.social , why does it say “Russia” at the top as the subject of the article if the MP is Ukrainian and she delivered a speech at Ukrainian Parliament?

It would be interesting to hear how Skorokhod proposes to bring Putin to the table without destroying his war machine with drones and rockets.

👀 A drone strike on the Slavyansk refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region ignited major fuel fires, damaging power lines and gas pipes.

Pacificism is objectively pro-fascist, Zack. Money spent preventing a genocide in Ukraine, or anywhere else, is not a bad thing, and does not necessarily come at the expense of of public services in this country. The problem is austerity, not the fact we need armed forces.

1/ A Russian military police officer who stole 2 million rubles from a mentally disabled recruit was sent to an assault unit. However, illustrating the current state of morale on the front lines, he and three comrades reportedly blew their own legs off to avoid going to fight. ⬇️

🇬🇧 Russian hackers blamed for largest cyberattack in UK history, — The New York Times   A cyberattack on the computer systems of Jaguar Land Rover, which occurred in late August 2025, slowed production in the United Kingdom in the third quarter, causing losses of $2.5 billion to the British economy.

Good riddance.

Putin apologists and the wilfully naïve say that the fact Russia is bogged down in Ukraine proves they are not a threat to the rest of Europe. On the contrary, what the full scale invasion of Ukraine proves is that thr Putin regime is reckless, foolhardy, and dangerous.

Fuel shortages and supply problems now affect 78 Russian regions, according to Russian media. Authorities have introduced official fuel sales restrictions in 29 regions, while only five regions have not reported widespread shortages or limits. #Russia

The next meeting of the SNP Ukraine Solidarity Caucus will be TONIGHT at 8pm via Zoom If you are an SNP member and would like to join please feel free to DM us or email [email protected]

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Aside from being an insidious propaganda vehicle, the fact is that the taxes from this deal will directly fund rape, murder and looting in Ukraine.

As well as being just, this is also clever, as North Korean troops will recognise the new route to defection, NK leadership and loyal officials will recognise the risk, and the fighting efficiency of those sent there will be reduced by the effort of trying to guard against defection.

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✊🏼 FREE UKRAINIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN RUSSIA 🇺🇦 6pm, Wed 24th June Speakers include Vladyslav "Iskra" Zhuravlev, left activist captured as a soldier during the siege of Mariupol and only just freed, and trade unionist Artem Tidva Organised by UNISON Members for Ukraine - all welcome Link below 👇

What is life really like under Russian occupation? A powerful account of fear, repression, forced Russification and the daily reality faced by Ukrainians living under occupation. Worth reading 👇 cepa.org/article/sile...

For queer Ukrainians, the fight against Russian imperialism isn't just one of national liberation- it's also a fight against criminalisation and murder at the hands of the Putin regime

A Ukrainian military veteran who learned to DJ as part of his recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder is to perform a set at one of Scotland’s biggest electronic festivals

Gas stations in Russian-occupied Crimea have been instructed as of June 21 to completely suspend sales of fuel to civilians, as Ukraine steps up medium-range drone strikes on energy infrastructure across the peninsula.

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