Ron Peeters mentions the Narangasette stone as evidence for Viking travels. Please beware of so-called runestones in USA. All are problematic and there is no evidence for any of them being genuine. However it is well known and authenticated that Vikings travelled to East Europe as far south as the Black Sea. They probably were the first "Russians" and served in the Byzantine emperors' bodyguard.
Scottish trade with the Russian Empire began as early as Elizabeth Ist reign and her contacts with Tsar Ivan the Terrible..
