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Paul Hutcheon

Scottish Greens plan to revamp defence policy after Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Scottish Greens are planning to ditch their “blanket” opposition to arms exports after Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Party MSP Ross Greer is behind moves to update their defence policy in a way that would support Ukraine’s right to “shoot down” Russian jets.

As well as being opposed to NATO and nuclear weapons, the Greens, who are junior partners in the Scottish Government, are hostile to the arms trade.

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