Mr Putin arrives in Ireland for talks with Pat Heenan, Ireland Defence Minister. He boards a train to a remote part of the country where he meets Pat waiting at the railway station. But Mr Putin becomes irritated when he sees the station clock showing 1 pm and the clock on platform 2 showing 3pm. "Look here, Pat" says Mr Putin, "this is not a good start to our negotiations, the clock on platform 1 shows the time at 1pm whereas the clock on platform 2 shows 3pm."
Pat looks bemused and replies "Now what would we be needing two clocks for if they both showed the same time?"
Now I don't wish to make a song n dance about it (and for fear that Greenthorn might start up) but in the interests of clarity, Ireland's Defence Minister is none other than de bould Simon Coveny and who I reckon would go down a bomb in Russia.!
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