The Dutch foreign affairs minister has resigned a day after admitting he lied about attending a meeting hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than a decade ago. The Dutch foreign affairs minister has resigned a day after admitting he lied about attending a meeting hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than a decade ago. He called it “by far the biggest mistake I have committed in my entire career”. Mr Zijlstra’s position as the country’s leading diplomat became untenable after he admitted lying about a meeting with Mr Putin. On Monday, Mr Zijlstra conceded he was not present at the meeting but heard the story from somebody who was.

Source: Irish Independent February 13, 2018 18:00 UTC