Sturgeon has called for the “severest consequences” for Russia’s military assault on Ukraine.
Sturgeon described the Russian air strikes and border breaches as “appalling and horrific”.
Sturgeon said Mr Putin must face the “severest consequences”, with sanctions targeted against himself, Russian oligarchs, banks, energy and mineral companies.
She said the world “must now help and equip Ukraine to defend itself and resist Russian aggression”, while encouraging “anti-Putin forces” within Russia.
“This is a clash between oppression and autocracy on one hand, and freedom and democracy on the other. We must make sure that freedom and democracy prevail.”
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf meanwhile said that the First Minister had made clear “we stand full square in solidarity with the people, Parliament, the government of Ukraine”.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme he insisted: “Their territorial integrity must be preserved and overnight developments are clearly very, very concerning.
“That’s why we are, I hope in a constructive manner, saying to the UK Government that we need to go further in terms of sanctions.
“We need to make it clear to those people, not just Vladimir Putin but the people around him in the Kremlin.”
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