Councillors have known as for Perth to droop its twinning hyperlink with the Russian metropolis of Pskov.
A neighborhood consultant known as it "inappropriate" for Perth and Kinross Council to take care of civic ties with Russia presently.
Final Thursday Russian forces launched an assault on Ukraine from land, air, and sea within the largest assault by one state in opposition to one other in Europe since World Struggle II.
The transfer has introduced international condemnation from world leaders.
Highland Perthshire impartial councillor Xander McDade has put collectively an emergency movement calling for the suspension of Perth's twinning hyperlink with Pskov in North West Russia.
If accepted the movement will go earlier than councillors for consideration when Perth and Kinross Council meets on Wednesday, March 9.
Cllr Xander McDade stated: "You will need to exhibit to the Ukrainian residents residing in Perth and Kinross that we don't help the invasion of their homeland or Russia’s assault on a free and democratic European nation.
"For sanctions to be efficient they need to isolate the aggressor economically and culturally to have the utmost impression and trigger the Russian Authorities to vary course. It could due to this fact be inappropriate to take care of civic ties with Russia while they're occupying a sovereign nation and threatening European safety."
If he's allowed to current his movement it'll name on Perth and Kinross Council to droop the twinning of Perth Metropolis with Pskov "till such time as Russia ends its unwarranted assault and withdraws from the Ukraine".
SNP group chief councillor Grant Laing has given his help to Cllr McDade and agreed to second the movement.
The Strathtay councillor advised the Native Democracy Reporting Service: "We have now obtained to point out our help in no matter means we will for the folks of Ukraine.
"I've no argument in any respect with the Russian folks however it's sending a message to the Russian authorities. In case you do not take a stand you find yourself being complicit.
"It might be a small factor however that is what we will do in Perth."
SNP Perth Metropolis Centre councillor Andrew Parrott stated: "I'm totally in help of suspending the twinning with Pskov. It is a spot I've been to twice and the movement consists of the chance of resurrecting the twinning in future."
Cllr Parrott has additionally known as for the movement to request Perth and Kinross Council explores the potential for looking for a twinning association with a city or metropolis in Ukraine.
Cllr McDade has agreed to incorporate this and added: "The Ukrainian folks want our help greater than ever."
Perth has been twinned with Pskov - certainly one of Russia's oldest cities - for over 30 years. Friendships have been shaped over this time with visits to and from Pskov and there have been a lot of artwork, drama, music, schooling and group tasks.
Final Thursday, Glasgow Metropolis Council voted to droop its twinning hyperlink with the Russian metropolis of Rostov-on-Don.