Putin owns this strategy. He did a photo shoot of him riding topless on a horse after Internet memes accused him of being a closeted homosexual. He even joked a

Putin owns this strategy. He did a photo shoot of him riding topless on a horse after Internet memes accused him of being a closeted homosexual. He even joked about meddling in U.S. elections, which is what the West accused him of: >When asked about concerns the Russia might interfere in the 2020 US elections, he replied: "I'll tell you a secret: Yes, we'll definitely do it," Putin said. "Just don't tell anyone," he added, in a stage whisper. [1] Nowadays you can claim Putin is evil, but nobody really believes he is weak or has problems with self esteem. He uses humor to build himself up. [1] https://cnnphilippines.com/world/2019/10/2/Vladimir-Putin-Russia-US-election-meddling.html https://cnnphilippines.com/world/2019/10/2/Vladimir-Putin-Ru...