Russian President Vladimir Putin showed his "bizarrely comedic side" in a "chilling" display at a Q&A event, according to a body language expert.
The despot recently fielded questions at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, seeming blissfully detached from the ongoing chaos caused by his invasion of Ukraine.
Putin compared himself to the 18th century Russian autocrat Peter the Great, who seized Swedish territory in the Northern War, and even went back on the original justification for his invasion.
He declared that Ukraine was rightfully Russian, rather than saying that the invasion was an act of self-defence. Body language expert Judi James said the warmonger seemed to relish the chance to show a different side of himself.She told the Mirror: "Slumping back in his armchair in a diagonal splay, Putin displays his bizarrely comedic side here."(He is) clutching the mic in one hand like a stand-up and using body language that is close to showboating as he speaks to an audience of young entrepreneurs." She went on to describe his overall demeanour as one of smugness, suggesting he finds "irony or sarcasm" in the current global crisis he has caused.His laughs, nods and gesticulations seemed at odds with some of his threatening comments regarding the situation, she added.
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