A Russian state TV channel has launched an extraordinary attack on a female US presenter for allegedly attempting to distract Vladimir Putin by 'positioning herself as a sex object'.
CNBC's Hadley Gamble was moderator for a session involving the Russian leader at an energy forum in Moscow.
Putin drew criticism for 'sexism' after referring to her in a session about the gas war as 'beautiful' and 'pretty'.
But now Vladimir Solovyov, a Putin 'propagandist', has used his Rossiya 1 news channel show to focus on previously unseen moments in which he claims Hadley attempts to 'distract' the Russian leader.
A Russian state TV channel has launched an extraordinary attack on CNBC presenter Hadley Gamble for allegedly attempting to distract Vladimir Putin by 'positioning herself as a sex object'
The footage focuses mainly on her legs, with another presenter, Dmitry Kiselyov, claims she used her 'body language' at 'full steam'.
The leg footage was seen by state TV as an unsuccessful bid to throw the 69-year-old strongman off guard.
'Naturally not everything was included in the TV broadcast, so this is what was seen by the audience, and by our crew,' said the report on 57-year-old Solovyov's show which chronicles Putin's week.
'And even more…'
Kiselyov - known as Putin's 'mouthpiece' and 'propagandist-in-chief' — told viewers: 'To summarise, Hadley behaved daringly, openly positioning herself as a sex object, without any fear of being criticised by feminists.'
The Kremlin-run TV channel claimed that Gamble 'caked her legs in oily shimmer' and looked 'ready for the catwalk' while appearing as a moderator at an energy forum session in Moscow
On the Rossiya 1 news channel, presenter Dmitry Kiselyov - known as Putin's 'mouthpiece' and 'propagandist-in-chief' — told viewers: 'To summarise, Hadley behaved daringly, openly positioning herself as a sex object, without any fear of being criticised by feminists'
He said: 'It feels like Hadley was preparing really hard for the meeting with Putin.
'Like she was getting ready for the catwalk.'
He claimed she had 'shed a couple of kilograms' for the energy session and 'squeezed herself into a little black dress', puffing up her 'loose hair'.
A gibe that she had seemed 'chubbier' in earlier Instagram pictures was edited out of a later version of the report.
To 'visually elongate her legs she
