Leaders at G7 mock bare-chested horseback rider Putin


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  • Monday, 27 Jun 2022

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and France's President Emmanuel Macron pose for a family photo during the G7 summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2022. Michael Kappeler /Pool via REUTERS

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany dominated by the Russian President's invasion of Ukraine.

As the besuited leaders sat down for their first meeting of the three-day G7 summit in the sweltering Bavarian Alps, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked if their jackets should come off - or if they should even disrobe further.

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