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Western leaders would look ‘disgusting’ without shirts, Putin says

Vladimir Putin criticized Western world leaders Thursday after attendees of the G7 summit mocked the Russian president’s frequent shirtless appearance in front of the cameras.

“I don’t know how they wanted to get undressed, above or below the waist,” Mr. Putin said to reporters. “But I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case. It’s necessary to stop abusing alcohol and other bad habits, do physical exercise and take part in sports.”

During their recent international meeting, which Russia was not part of, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joked about how they might be able to take a page out of Mr.