Vladimir Putin is insane but ‘not Dr Evil’, says Ukraine-born Tory donor

Vladimir Putin (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin may be “insane and an idiot” but he is “not Dr Evil”, a major Tory donor born in the former Soviet Union has said.

Alexander Temerko, an energy tycoon who held roles in the Russian defence ministry in the 1990s, joined a number of people in questioning the Russian president’s mental state after the invasion of Ukraine.