There can be no truly sincere or constructive peace talks about the future of Ukraine, without Ukraine present at the negotiating table.

First Minister John Swinney and members of the Ukrainian community were mong those at the Edinburgh Castle event.

Donald Trump's outbursts against Volodymyr Zelensky have posed difficult questions for leaders at Westminster and Holyrood.

The future of Ukraine has become a major talking point following last week's White House clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Andrii Madzianovsky told MSPs the ‘country which is actually at war’ must be at the table for talks on ending the conflict.

The step is said to have been taken by the 78-year-old as part of his decision to withdraw the United States' support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.