Issue - meetings

That the Council:-

(1)     Notes that 24^th August is Independence Day in Ukraine, celebrating the day in 1991 when Ukraine was re-established as an independent nation.

(2)     Restates its unqualified support for Ukrainian independence and territorial integrity.

(3)     Restates its solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

(4)     Continues to condemn the unprovoked and unacceptable Russian aggression against Ukraine.

(5)     Welcomes the more than 1,000 Ukrainian citizens who have moved to the city since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

(6)     Thanks the wide range of organisations and individuals across the city who have helped to support those Ukrainian citizens, including through the £13,347donated to the Lord Provost's Charitable Trust Ukraine Crisis Appeal.

(7)     Notes the need to provide permanent accommodation to those Ukrainian citizens, and the ongoing work being undertaken to provide that.

(8)     Instructs the Chief Officer - Early Intervention & Community Empowerment to outline the work that is ongoing to deliver support from the Council to those Ukrainian citizens, and to provide a Service Update on this matter.

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to approve the notice of motion;

(ii)           to thank the contribution of all UK armed forces personnel for their continued support to the armed forces and people of Ukraine since Operation Orbital in 2015 which had included but not been limited to the training and equipping of tens of thousands of Ukrainian personnel; and

(iii)          to note that the Lord Provost had instructed the lighting of Marischal College on 24 August with the colours of Ukraine to mark the occasion.

The Council had before it a notice of motion by Councillor Allard in the following terms:-

            “That the Council:-

(1)      Notes that 24^th August is Independence Day in Ukraine, celebrating the day in 1991 when Ukraine was re-established as an independent nation.

(2)      Restates its unqualified support for Ukrainian independence and territorial integrity.

(3)      Restates its solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

(4)      Continues to condemn the unprovoked and unacceptable Russian aggression against Ukraine.

(5)      Welcomes the more than 1,000 Ukrainian citizens who have moved to the city since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

(6)      Thanks the wide range of organisations and individuals across the city who have helped to support those Ukrainian citizens, including through the £13,347 donated to the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust Ukraine Crisis Appeal.

(7)      Notes the need to provide permanent accommodation to those Ukrainian citizens, and the ongoing work being undertaken to provide that.

(8)      Instructs the Chief Officer - Early Intervention & Community Empowerment to outline the work that is ongoing to deliver support from the Council to those Ukrainian citizens, and to provide a Service Update on this matter.

Upon circulation of an addendum by Councillor Houghton (which was accepted as detailed below), Councillor Hutchison advised that he had a connection by reason of his position as an Army Reservist, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Nicoll advised that he also had a connection by reason of having a close family member who served in the Armed Forces, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

The Council resolved:-

(i)           to approve the notice of motion;

(ii)          to thank the contribution of all UK armed forces personnel for their continued support to the armed forces and people of Ukraine since Operation Orbital in 2015 which had included but not been limited to the training and equipping of tens of thousands of Ukrainian personnel; and

(iii)         to note that the Lord Provost had instructed the lighting of Marischal College on 24 August with the colours of Ukraine to mark the occasion.