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Sophie Thompson
Jun 27, 2022
As G7 leaders gathered in Elmau, Germany, the countries took the opportunity to mock Vladimir Putin's infamous shirtless photo riding a horse.
“Jackets on – jackets off?" Boris Johnson asked as he sat down at a roundtable.
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau replied, “Let’s wait for the picture," to which Johnson replied: “We all have to show we’re tougher than Putin.”
Trudeau quipped as the room laughed: “We’re going to get the bare-chested horseback-riding display.”
Putin's 2009 snap went viral as he showed off his muscles, wearing a gold chain and sunglasses.
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