Fury as "insensitive" Salmond praises Putin for restoring Russia"s pride in itself

Scottish First Minister is accused of poor judgement over his remarks
Salmond praised Putin, calling him ‘more effective than the press he gets’
Also said it was good that Russian President had restored national pride
Comments come as Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian...
Fury as "insensitive" Salmond praises Putin for restoring Russia"s pride in itself