Vladimir Putin
Foreign secretary David Lammy said the west "won't be bullied" by the Russian president.
Poland's foreign minister also said the Russian president "wouldn't dare" start a war with the west.
His comments came as Keir Starmer prepares to meet Joe Biden in the White House.
The Russian president is not famous for being "just" on the world stage.
The diplomat also went on a tangent, claiming the US lives "in a world of self-made dark dreams, haunted by phantoms."
"I don't know why you think that's big news," she said, playing down the pivotal TV exchange.
This could mark a pivotal moment in the long and bloody conflict.
David Lammy's latest crackdown on Iran and Russia flies in the face of allegations.
The president called on Russia to have "seven or eight" children per family last year. It does not seem to have gone to plan.
Paul Nowak called the Reform UK leader a "Putin apologist fraud."