Margaret Thatcher took military action despite being a woman, Putin responds to Johnson

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement that he would not have invaded Uk...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement that he would not have invaded Ukraine if he had been a woman.

Addressing a news conference Thursday morning during a visit to Turkmenistan, Putin pointed to former British leader Margaret Thatcher's decision to send troops to the Falklands in response to Boris Johnson's statement.

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Boris Johnson on Wednesday called Putin's decision to launch a "special military operation" against Ukraine a "brilliant example of toxic masculinity" and mocked Putin's masculinity.

"I just want to remember the events of recent history when Margaret Thatcher decided to launch a military operation against Argentina for the Falkland Islands," Putin told reporters. Action was decided.

He said that what was being said by the British Prime Minister today was not a completely accurate reference.

The Russian leader criticized Britain's military response to Argentina's 40-year-old attempt to seize the sparsely populated British-administered islands in the South Atlantic.

Putin asked, "Where is the Falkland Islands and where is the United Kingdom?"

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Russia has repeatedly called Western behavior imperialism and hypocrisy, citing examples of military coups in the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

But during his two decades in power, Putin himself has faced numerous accusations of imperialist mentality, including accusations that he sought to expand his influence on Russia's borders and in the former Soviet Union, and that he himself has He wants to reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Russia's February 24 attack on Ukraine destroyed several cities, killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions in Ukraine.