"I think he's certainly got it in spades," he said. He added "you rarely hear the phrase small woman syndrome, you always hear small man syndrome". Mr Wallace told LBC Radio: "Well I certainly think President Putin's view of himself and the world is a small man syndrome, macho view." His comments came after Boris Johnson said the Russian leader's invasion of Ukraine was an example of "toxic masculinity" and a female president would not have made the same mistake. The Russian leader is a "lunatic", the Defence Secretary also suggested. Vladimir Putin has "small man syndrome" and a "macho" view of the world, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. "Putin isn't making an offer of a deal, (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky can't make an offer of a deal".īen Wallace says Putin 'has small man syndrome' "The logic is yes of course people all want the war to end, they want the war to end desperately, but there's no deal available. Mr Johnson also said the G7 meeting had been "incredible" as leaders "got closer and closer". He made the comments arguing that "you need more women in positions of power". "If you want a perfect example of toxic masculinity, it's what he's doing in Ukraine". Speaking after the G7 summit in Bavaria, Mr Johnson told German broadcaster ZDF: "If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn't, but if he were, I really don't think he would've embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has. The Prime Minister also said that while G7 leaders "desperately" want the war in Ukraine to end, there is "no deal available". PM claims Putin wouldn't have started a war 'if he was a woman'īoris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the "crazy, macho" war in Ukraine if he were a woman. "And what we're going to be doing now is talking about what more we can do as an alliance to support the Ukrainians but what we also need to do to make sure that we think about the lessons of the last few months and the need for Nato to revise its posture on its eastern flank." "This is a historic summit in many ways, but we've already got two new members coming in, Finland and Sweden, a huge step forward for our alliance. Mr Johnson said: "The first lesson really from today is that if Vladimir Putin was hoping he would be getting less Nato on his western front as a result of his unprovoked, illegal invasion of Ukraine, he's been proved completely wrong - he's getting more Nato. The alliance plans to have 300,000 troops at high readiness - up from the current 40,000 - and the UK will commit capabilities in land, air and sea to the "new force model". Officials said this will ensure the UK can provide rapid reinforcements if needed, and deploy artillery, air defence and helicopters. The UK already has a significant military presence in Estonia and the Prime Minister will use the summit to expand its headquarters in the Baltic nation. The two Nordic countries are on track to end their historic neutrality and join the defence alliance after Turkey withdrew its objections.Īrriving at a summit of Nato leaders in Madrid, where he will commit extra UK forces to the alliance's effort to protect its eastern flank, the Prime Minister said Russian President Mr Putin is getting "more Nato", not less, as a result of his actions in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin's hopes of a diminished Nato have been proved "completely wrong" by Sweden and Finland joining the alliance, Boris Johnson said. Nato expansion shows Putin is 'completely wrong' "Today's sanctions show that nothing and no-one is off the table, including Putin's inner circle." The Government said it is also sanctioning a group of Russian individuals and companies for their involvement in repressing civilians and supporting Bashar Assad's regime in Syria.Ī Government spokesman said: "As long as Putin continues his abhorrent assault on Ukraine, we will use sanctions to weaken the Russian war machine. Ms Tsivileva's husband, Sergey Tsivilev, is governor of the coal-rich Kemerovo region and the couple are said to have "significantly benefited" from their relationship with the Russian leader. UK imposes new round of sanctions on Putin alliesīritain is imposing sanctions on Russia's second richest man and a cousin of President Vladimir Putin in the latest round of measures targeting allies of the Russian leader, the Government has said.Īmong those sanctioned are Vladimir Potanin - Russia's second richest man and owner of the Interross conglomerate - and Mr Putin's cousin, Anna Tsivileva, who is president of the JSC Kolmar Group coal mining company.Ī Government statement said Mr Potanin has continued to amass wealth while backing President Putin's regime, acquiring Rosbank and shares in Tinkoff Bankonith in the period following the invasion of Ukraine.
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