Bernie Ecclestone is standing by the controversial feedback he made about being keen to ‘take a bullet’ for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
The businessman prompted outrage following a automotive crash interview on Good Morning Britain, throughout which he expressed his assist for the chief who invaded Ukraine.
Chatting with hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shepherd, the previous F1 star mentioned: ‘I’d nonetheless take a bullet for him. I’d slightly it didn’t damage, but when it did I’d nonetheless take a bullet for him.
The 91-year-old branded him a ‘first-class particular person’ who's making a ‘mistake.’
Talking with marmite (love him or hate him) broadcaster Piers Morgan on TalkTV’s Uncensored on Thursday night time, Bernie doubled down on his assist for Putin, stating that he’s a ‘good man.’
When grilled by the previous Life Tales host for the primetime unique interview, the ex-Formulation One supremo admitted that he’s ‘not making an attempt to defend him in any form or type’ but in addition refused to share when the final time was that he spoke to Putin.
‘I believe when all this began it wasn’t what he [Putin] thought would occur, I believe he thought it might be a 4 day risk and large discussions and they might type it out,’ he mentioned of the invasion.
‘I’m slightly disillusioned within the actions which were taken. However, what was the choice? Both he pulls out or the opposite folks give up?’.
‘Effectively, the choice is you don’t invade sovereign nations illegally and kill everyone. And to say you’re “slightly disillusioned” by a murderous, genocidal rampage. Once more, your use of language Bernie is extraordinary, “slightly disillusioned” that he’s murdering harmless folks each single day all day lengthy?’, Piers hit again.
Bernie clarified that he's ‘disillusioned in what has occurred’ as a result of he ‘would have by no means believed it might occur underneath his regime.’
When Piers continued to press him on his stance, Bernie mentioned that what has occurred it ‘fairly horrible’ however he nonetheless believes Putin is ‘not the particular person he’s being portrayed.’
When grilled particularly on his use of the ‘take a bullet’ phrase, Bernie defined that it was an ‘expression.’
‘I’ll take a bullet for any individual and stand behind him for what it was. I typically don’t know what he had in thoughts. I hope he additionally didn’t even thoughts what’s truly occurred. And I’ll be stunned if he did,’ he mentioned.
The enterprise mogul continued to tear into Ukraine’s President Zelensky after beforehand sating that he ‘desires to proceed that occupation as a comic.’
Bernie accused the President of ‘on the lookout for a little bit of publicity’ with media appearances and connecting with different politicians, saying: ‘No one had ever heard of him earlier than and now he’s spoken to President the US and everyone.’
In direction of the tip of the interview, referring to Putin, he added that he’s ‘not sorry for supporting him.’
‘I’m saying the dealings I’ve had with him and he’s a first-class particular person.’
Putin launched assaults on Ukraine on February 20 and tens of millions of civilians have fled their properties seeking security.
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