It’s strange to think that the Butcher of Ukraine once visited Ireland. Vladimir Putin was here 10 years ago. He stayed just 15 miles up the road from Swanlinbar in Co Cavan. Putin was briefly at the Lough Erne resort in Fermanagh for a meeting of the G8 in 2013, when Taoiseach Enda Kenny was allowed along for the optics. Few will recall Putin’s presence here – unlike everyone’s instant recall of the 2011 trip by US president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle. Read More The Kremlin dictator was barely noticed while mingling among the great and good, including...