Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, has instructed Scottish Government officials to withdraw from any fisheries negotiations involving the Russian Federation until further notice.
In a letter to the UK Government, Ms Gougeon said talks should be postponed and said the Scottish Government will not engage in any fisheries negotiations involving the Russian Federation.
“To allow the Russian Federation to participate, remotely or in person, in such discussions would be an insult to our Ukrainian friends and partners,” said Ms Gougeon.
“It would allow the Russian Federation to assume a veneer of legitimacy at a time when their flagrant breaches of international law have placed them beyond the pale of the rules-based global order.”
