"And he warned that a long period of peace in western Europe could be under threat. The first minister said: "If there's a peace agreement that is acceptable to the people of Ukraine, that they find is in their interests, and part of that involves the deployment of troops from this country in that situation to be part of assuring that peace, then I would support that.""
"Swinney said Russian aggression must be repelled and the independence of Ukraine protected. He told the podcast: "But I also worry about the language that's been emanating about Greenland and the implications for Denmark and the implication for what that all means for the sustainability of Nato, which I recognise to be an alliance that is of enormous strategic significance.""
John Swinney supports deploying troops from an independent Scotland to Ukraine if a peace agreement is acceptable to the people of Ukraine and includes forces to assure that peace. He warned that a long period of peace in western Europe could be under threat and said Russian aggression must be repelled and Ukraine's independence protected. He raised concerns about the US commitment to NATO and about rhetoric regarding Greenland that could threaten alliance sustainability. Recent incidents referenced include the US Coast Guard seizing the Russian‑flagged tanker Marinera and US special forces capturing Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
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