Saying he needed to tidy up legal loose ends on the deal -- and also cover his back against unnamed pro-war schemers in Moscow -- he flew back to the capital empty-handed on Sunday .
<response> Saying he needed to tidy up legal loose ends on the deal -- and also cover his back against unnamed pro-war schemers in <location>Moscow</location> -- he flew back to the capital empty-handed on Sunday . </response>