Putin shows his mettle. France, Spain and the rest of the world could take a lesson here.

“No-one has a moral right to tell us to talk to child killers,” Mr Putin was quoted as saying by Britain’s Guardian and Independent newspapers.

He added: “Why don’t you meet Osama Bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage in talks, ask him what he wants and give it to him so he leaves you in peace?

“You find it possible to set some limitations in your dealings with these bastards, so why should we talk to people who are child-killers?”

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