Russian President Vladimir Putin managed to make an interview about gas supplies sexist.

He called a female journalist “beautiful” and “pretty,” then suggested she didn’t understand what he was saying. Putin was discussing energy with CNBC reporter Hadley Gamble on Wednesday in front of a live audience for Russian Energy Week.

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