Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin Western leaders mocked his athletic exploits, saying he would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances.
Putin made the remarks during a visit to Turkmenistan on Thursday, when asked about Western leaders joking about him G7 Summit,
When they sat down for talks, the British Prime Minister boris johnson G7 leaders can take off their clothes to “show that we are tougher than Putin” amid Russia-West tensions, jokingly Moscow military action in Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joked that Western leaders may try to mix up pictures of Putin’s naked torso with a “bare-chested equestrian display”, one of his widely publicized athletic exploits.
Talking to reporters, Putin countered that, unlike him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and do not play sports.
“I don’t know how they wanted to dress above or below the waist,” he said. “But I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case.”
He said that in order to look good “it is necessary to stop drinking and other bad habits, do physical exercise and participate in sports”.
Putin made the remarks during a visit to Turkmenistan on Thursday, when asked about Western leaders joking about him G7 Summit,
When they sat down for talks, the British Prime Minister boris johnson G7 leaders can take off their clothes to “show that we are tougher than Putin” amid Russia-West tensions, jokingly Moscow military action in Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joked that Western leaders may try to mix up pictures of Putin’s naked torso with a “bare-chested equestrian display”, one of his widely publicized athletic exploits.
Talking to reporters, Putin countered that, unlike him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and do not play sports.
“I don’t know how they wanted to dress above or below the waist,” he said. “But I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case.”
He said that in order to look good “it is necessary to stop drinking and other bad habits, do physical exercise and participate in sports”.