International tensions eased after Putin reveals even he struggles to open a jar of pickles sometimes

International tensions were significantly eased today, after the Russian President admitted that even he sometimes struggles to get the lid off a jar of pickles.

“You may think that I am a perfect specimen of a man and an impeccable world leader, but you would be wrong,” Putin told a press conference.

“Yes even I, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, have my faults – sometimes I have to use a tool to open a stubborn jar of pickles.”

The press conference was stunned into silence as Putin continued his frank admission.

“Sometimes the lid does not come off easily. I run the jar under hot water – sometimes I even use a tea towel – but then I have to admit defeat and open the kitchen drawer to get the opener.”

“This changes everything when it comes to Russia and the West,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry.

“I used to think he was the kind of guy who could fuckin’ bite a pickle jar open, now I might just kick him right in the fuckin’ nutsack the next time I see him. Hoo rah!”