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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
Fergus Finlay: In the mad world Trump is creating, Putin is the only winner

US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin last year at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Picture: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/ AP

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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