Putin made the comment during a visit to Turkmenistan early Thursday when asked about Western leaders joking about him at the G7 summit. As they sat down for talks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson jested that G7 leaders could take their clothes off to “show that we’re tougher than Putin” amid Russia-West tensions over Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Canadian premier Justin Trudeau joked that Western leaders could try to match Putin’s naked torso pictures with a “bare-chested horseback riding display,” one of his widely publicized athletic adventures. Speaking to reporters, Putin retorted that, unlike him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and don’t do sports. “I don’t know how they wanted to get undressed, above or below the waist,” he said. ”“But I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case.” He noted that to look good “it’s necessary to stop abusing alcohol and other bad habits, do physical exercise and take part in sports.”
title: “Putin Western Leaders Would Look Disgusting Topless " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Roger Thomas”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Western leaders who ridiculed his athletic achievements, saying they would look “disgusting” if they tried to imitate his naked body. Putin made the remarks during a visit to Turkmenistan early Thursday when asked about Western leaders joking with him at the G7 summit. As they sat down for talks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson joked that G7 leaders could take off their clothes to “show that we are tougher than Putin” amid Russian-Western tensions over Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trindade joked that Western leaders could try to match photos of Putin’s naked torso with a “barefoot riding show”, one of his most widely publicized sports adventures. Speaking to reporters, Putin replied that, unlike him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and do not do sports. “I do not know how they wanted to undress, above or below the waist,” he said. “But I think it would be a disgusting spectacle in any case.” He noted that in order to look good “it is necessary to stop alcohol abuse and other bad habits, exercise and participate in sports.”
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