The war in Ukraine should not result in plans for indyref2 being pushed back, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has indicated.
The Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP's comments came as a former senior member of staff within the SNP claimed it is "unlikely" a second independence referendum will take place within Nicola Sturgeon's preferred timeframe.
Sturgeon has repeatedly said her intention is to hold another vote by the midway point in this Holyrood term - although the UK Government remains against such plans.