Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he drew inspiration from the Irish government’s record defeat in recent referenda to help secure his landslide election victory. Putin announced: “None of this would have been possible without the hilarious example set by the Irish government. They helped remind me of just how thoroughly you can be humiliated… Read more »
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