Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin shot again at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying they'd look "disgusting" in the event that they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances.
Putin made the remark throughout a go to to Turkmenistan early Thursday when requested 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 may take their garments off to "present that we're harder than Putin" amid Russia-West tensions over Moscow's army motion in Ukraine.
Canadian premier Justin Trudeau joked that Western leaders may attempt to match Putin's bare torso photos with a "bare-chested horseback driving show," one in every of his broadly publicized athletic adventures.
Talking to reporters, Putin retorted that, in contrast to him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and do not do sports activities.
"I do not understand how they needed to get undressed, above or beneath the waist," he mentioned. ""However I feel it might be a disgusting sight in any case."
He famous that to look good "it is necessary to cease abusing alcohol and different unhealthy habits, do bodily train and participate in sports activities."