Susan Dalgety: Alex Salmond is a footsoldier for evil despot Putin
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I met that Vladimir Putin once. In Edinburgh Castle of all places. He came to the city 15 years ago during his state visit to the UK and my then boss and First Minister, Jack McConnell, showed him round.