World Cup another chance to bash Putin and Russia

Last weekend, Donald Trump stormed out of the G7 meeting, declaring Russia should have been at the table. He had a point

The big kick-off: artists perform during the opening ceremony prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group A match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium last Thursday in Moscow. Russia went on to win 5-0. Pic: Getty Images

Somehow it never stops, that endless stream of anti-Russian propaganda so beloved in the West. Apparently Russia is the root of all evil, Putin is a megalomaniac and we need to keep one eye open when we sleep in our beds. I spent a childhood waiting for the Warsaw Pact tanks to roll in, they never did. Of course, it subsequently emerged that the USSR hardly had enough fuel for their engines. Some ...