Donald Trump probably isn't going to like what Putin just said about him

Well, that's one way to describe things.
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Donald Trump probably isn't going to like what Putin just said about him
They're not, like, attached at the hip or anything so just chill, yeah? Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

Because enough ink hasn't been spilled about Russia potentially colluding with the 2016 Trump campaign, Vladimir Putin gave the story a weird twist with some comments about his current relationship with Trump.

Putin spoke to apparent tensions between him and Trump by saying that Trump “is not my bride. I am not his bride, nor his groom. We are running our governments."

Okay, then.

The comments came at an economic summit in Xiamen, China, but it wasn't the only shade Putin threw at Trump and his (admittedly clownish) administration.

It is hard to conduct a dialogue with people who confuse Austria with Australia

Putin also dropped this nugget: “It is hard to conduct a dialogue with people who confuse Austria with Australia, but there is nothing we can do about this. It seems to be the level of political culture in a certain part of the U.S. establishment."

Putin also directly commented on the recent diplomatic back-and-forth, calling it "boorish."

Daaaaaamn that is some hot fire, Vlad. Maybe he just needs another shirtless vacation.

To think everyone was all smiles and handshakes earlier this summer.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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