A curious habit is said to hold sway over Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman. It dates back to 2011, when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was caught hiding in a drai
www.thetimes.co.uk
"A curious habit is said to hold sway over Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman. It dates back to 2011, when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was caught hiding in a drainpipe and killed by his people on a dusty street near his home town.
Putin watched a smartphone video of the Libyan being bludgeoned as he was dragged through the streets. He has been replaying it obsessively ever since, grimly fascinated, it seems, by the spectacle of a fellow dictator’s demise at the hands of a baying mob."
I do find this odd if true - although Gaddafi did want to marry one of his sons off to Putin's daughter at one stage
Putin is probably looking for a good secure drainpipe about now that fits his 50' table