Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau poke fun at Russian president’s penchant for stripping off during photoshoots
. “Oh yes,” said European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. “Horseback riding is the best.”
Putin has been pictured shirtless several times in photos released by Russian state media, including one set in which he rode a brown horse while wearing wrap-around sunglasses, a gold chain and army trousers., while yet another shows the Russian leader wearing a wetsuit, carrying artefacts recovered while diving at an archaeological site off the Taman peninsula.Photograph: RIA Novosti/Reuters
Other images released in the past decade show Putin sunbathing topless, swimming with dolphins and riding a submersible near Gotland island in the Baltic Sea.over its invasion of Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. Britain, Canada, Japan and the United States proposed a ban on imports of gold from Russia, aimed at wealthy Russians who have been buying safe-haven bullion to reduce the financial impact of western sanctions.
The leaders gathered in the Bavarian Alps are also expected to discuss a possible price cap on Russian oil and efforts to tackle soaring global food and energy prices.
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