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Vladimir Putin mocks fellow world leaders with brutal one-word assessment

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Published 12:43 14 May 2025 GMT+1

Vladimir Putin mocks fellow world leaders with brutal one-word assessment

The Russian president mocked the leaders of Western nations during a 'Business Russia' meeting

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

Vladimir Putin appeared to make his thoughts on Western leaders clear in a rare off-script moment for the Russian leader, following threats of new sanctions over the ongoing war in Ukraine.

When he's not launching so-called 'special military operations' into neighbouring nations or offering Kremlin-approved journalists drinks of kefir in apartment, it seems the 72-year-old is busy lambasting the world's superpowers over their decision to impose sanctions on Russia

Earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Friedrich Merz and Poland's Donald Tusk in Kyiv to call for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine in order to allow peace talks to take place.

The group also warned of further sanctions if ceasefire terms were not met.

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Considering the struggles Russia's economy is currently facing, you'd imagine Putin would want to avoid causing further misery for his people.

The comment showed a rare bit of emotion from the Russian leader (Contributor/Getty Images)
The comment showed a rare bit of emotion from the Russian leader (Contributor/Getty Images)

But apparently not, as the leader decided to mockingly refer to Western leaders as 'morons' while in a videoconference with members of the Business Russia organisation, Metro reports.

Addressing the threats of increased sanctions, Putin appeared to go surprisingly off-script in a rare moment of emotion.

"You'd think they wouldn't do this or that, since it clearly hurts them - but nope, they still do it," he said. "Morons."

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The off the cusp remark was met with chuckles from attendees on the call, before the president remembered that he was discussing economic matters which impact Russia's 146 million citizens and not amongst friends.

Quickly returning to his more formal manner, Putin added: "Oh, I am sorry. But, look, it's like this - the world's top economies are tipping into recession just to spite us."

His comments come as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to fly to Turkey for peace negotiations (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
His comments come as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to fly to Turkey for peace negotiations (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Despite the laughs from his Business Russia attendees, it might not be such a good idea to refer to your international counterparts as morons just days before ceasefire talks are scheduled to take place.

In a surprising move, Putin offered to engage in direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has since confirmed he would be heading to Turkey and 'waiting for Putin... personally'.

However, it is currently unclear whether or not Putin will take up the offer on direct face-to-face talks with Zelenskyy, with the Kremlin declining to comment on who would be flying out to Turkey for Thursday's (15 May) talks, per The Guardian.

As things stand, it's looking unlikely that Putin will be in Turkey tomorrow. But if he were to show up, it would be a pretty interesting meeting, especially as US leader Donald Trump has publicly floated the idea of flying in himself.

Featured Image Credit: ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Topics: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Politics, World News

Brenna Cooper
Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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