Fergus Finlay: In the mad world Trump is creating, Putin is the only winner
While he’s blowing up Iran’s oil, Trump has already begun to relax restrictions on Russian oil
US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin last year at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Picture: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/ AP
Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.
I’m going to begin this week by expressing thanks for Micheál Martin.
Before he went to Washington, I opined in various places that his job there was to represent Ireland with dignity, and escape with his own self-respect intact.
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