The country is usually described as a "bear" rather than other animals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has joked
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected US President Donald Trump's description of Russia as "a paper tiger," joking that the country is more commonly compared to a bear.
On Tuesday, following his meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, Trump said he believes that Kiev is "in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back," if the EU and NATO continue to support it.
He compared Russia to a "paper tiger," claiming that the country is in "BIG Economic trouble" and that "this is the time for Ukraine to act."
In an interview with Russian business daily RBK on Wednesday, Peskov disagreed with the US leader. "Russia is not a tiger. Russia is more often associated with a bear. There are no such things as 'paper bears,' and Russia is a real bear," he quipped.
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