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'We've got to show them our pecs!' Boris Johnson joins G7 leaders in mocking Putin's 'bare-chested horseback riding' as they joke about being 'tougher' than Russian leader Boris Johnson and G7 leaders mocked Vladimir Putin as they sat down for talks They joked about doing 'bare-back horseback riding' to show they are tougher The PM quipped that they needed to 'show them our pecs' to make the point

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline

Published: 12:57 BST, 26 June 2022 | Updated: 13:01 BST, 26 June 2022

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Boris Johnson and G7 leaders ridiculed Vladimir Putin during extraordinary banter before summit talks today.

The PM, Canada's Justin Trudeau and European commission president Ursula von der Leyen all mocked the Russian dictator as they sat down for discussions in Bavaria.

In a reference to Putin's notorious macho photo ops, they suggested doing some 'bare chested horseback riding' to show they were 'tougher' than him.

The undiplomatic chat risks further inflaming tensions amid the standoff over Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

The PM, Canada's Justin Trudeau and European commission president Ursula von der Leyen all mocked the Russian dictator as they sat down for discussions in Bavaria

It happened with cameras rolling as they gathered at around a table with US president Joe Biden, Mr Johnson said: 'Do we take our coats off?'

When Mr Trudeau suggested they waited until after the