
Ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, supporters of Ukraine gathered outside of the US consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday 18th January 2025 to urge the new administration not to betray Ukrainians.
The demonstration was organised by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Scotland (USCS) on a broad political basis, with guest speakers from various political parties, trade unions and solidarity groups.
Speakers on the day included:
- Stephen Smellie, UNISON NEC
- Gary Bennett, Scottish Emergency Rescue Association (SERA)
- Dr Scott Arthur, Scottish Labour MP for Edinburgh South West
- Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and MSP for Edinburgh Western
- Tommy Sheppard, Scottish National Party
- Peter Cooper, USCS secretary
- A young Ukrainian woman from Dnipro
