Ukraine war: Johnson says if Putin were a woman he would not have invaded

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Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if he were a woman, Boris Johnson has claimed. The UK prime minister said the "crazy, macho" invasion was a "perfect example of toxic masculinity" and he called for "more women in positions of power". www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61976526

This had me in stitches yesterday. Boris shamelessly lying to try and get women’s votes. It must have escaped his pea brain that the last ruler to invade the Ukraine was Catherine the Great, also Russian, but most definitely a woman. And in comparison, she succeeded where it remains to be seen whether Putin will succeed in annexing the Ukraine or not.

Does BoJo really think we are that stupid?

I don't really read this as a general comment but as a comment specifically about Putin and his weird macho personality which is very caught up in a specific attitude to masculinity.

If he were a woman he likely wouldn't have that. And I would say BJ is suggesting that was a really significant element in his decision to invade. It's plausible, and since BJ has in fact met Putin I imagine he has a better sense of this than I do.

Thatcher making the decision to protect the population of the Falklands isn't remotely similar.