Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why Vladimir Putin is interested in Scotland and Scottish nationalists – Dr Alison Smith

From 2017 until a few days ago, Scotland’s former First Minister, Alex Salmond, hosted a weekly chat show on RT, formerly Russia Today.

Mr Salmond insisted that his production company had “total editorial control” over the show, so it must have been a coincidence that he and his Alba colleagues have been parroting Vladimir Putin’s talking points.

Even as almost 200,000 Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s border, the Alba MP Neil Hanvey accused the UK and US of “hyping” the possibility of a Russian invasion.