An SNP MSP has apologised after she was accused of evaluating Ukraine's battle to repel Russian troops from its borders to the marketing campaign for Scottish independence.
Michelle Thomson was branded "shockingly insensitive" after she shared a Tweet on a Ukrainian bid to hitch the European Union with the message "Simply goes to point out what political will can obtain. Bear in mind this Scotland!"
The Ukrainian president was final evening pictured signing a proper utility to Brussels which requires his nation to be granted speedy entry to the EU in response to the Russian invasion.
Thomson, who was elected MSP for Falkirk East ultimately yr's Holyrood election, then shared it an hour later.
She later deleted it following a backlash and posted: “I famous after which tweeted one thing earlier that was insensitive relating to Ukraine. Like everybody, my first ideas are sympathy for the folks there.
"Apologies if I offended anybody."
Labour councillor Kirsteen Sullivan replied on Twitter: "I don’t suppose the Ukrainian persons are ‘delighted’ as they attempt to survive, hour by hour, not understanding if they'll see family members once more.
"What a crass factor to tweet to strive make an affordable political level, there’s no ‘if’ about it."
Tory MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston stated: "Shockingly insensitive. What's fallacious with these folks?"
Stephen Kerr, the Tory chief whip at Holyrood, claimed Thomson “modelling a breakup of the UK on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine” was “not regular behaviour for a political celebration”.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president, shared a picture of himself flanked by Denys Shmyhal, his prime minister, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, as he signed the doc.
Zelensky wrote on Fb: "In the present day I signed an utility for Ukraine's membership within the European Union. Fairly positive that is actual."
The applying to the EU was largely symbolic and the method might take years,.
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