A threat of a physical confrontation made by Australia's prime minister against President Vladimir Putin has been dismissed by a Russian diplomat as "immature".
Tony Abbott threatened to "shirtfront Mr Putin" over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine in July as he pledged to make the Russian president cooperate with investigators into the crash.
A total of 298 people died in the crash, including 38 Australian residents and citizens.
There are allegations the jetliner was downed by pro-Russian separatists armed with surface-to-air missiles provided by the Kremlin.
Mr Abbott's "shirtfront" threat is the Australian Rules Football term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent's chest aimed at knocking the opponent backward to the ground.
The PM said he was going to confront Mr Putin at some stage during a summit of the world's 20 biggest economies being held in Brisbane next month.
However, senior diplomat Alexander Odoevski pointed out that his 62-year-old president - a former KGB officer - is also a judo black belt.
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Gallery: Vladimir Putin - Man Of Action
Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation as something of an action man. Here in 2013 he is seen shaking hands with a walrus on a visit to the under-construction Primorsky Aquarium.
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Seemingly always keen to be seen with members of the animal kingdom, he was also pictured touching a dolphin during his trip to the new attraction on the Russky Island, in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.
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Here, at a Moscow sports complex in St Petersburg, he shows off his judo skills.
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He joined a group of scientists in the Arctic to help tag endangered polar bears.
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In the Siberian mountains, he rode bare-chested on a horse.
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Mr Putin walks along the Khemchik River in southern Siberia's Tuva region.
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The Russian leader with a big catch from a fishing trip in Siberia ...
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... during which he was also photographed getting familiar with some other wild animals.
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On a trip to Chkalov island, Mr Putin attached a satellite tracking tag to a Beluga whale.
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He has taken to the skies...
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Here, the president rolls in the snow with excitable dogs.
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During a dive to an underwater archaeological site at Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula, he returned to the surface with a precious artefact - but it later emerged that it had been planted in advance.
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Mr Putin also made a grand entrance on a Harley Davidson at a biker festival in the town of Novorossiysk.
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Mr Putin sits in a car from the Renault Formula One team before test driving it at a racing track in Leningrad Region.
"We consider the recent statements tough talk; we consider it immature," Mr Odoevski said.
"Hopefully there's no fight. Well, definitely we admire the Australian prime minister. He's very fit, but the Russian president, he's a professional judo wrestler."
While Mr Abbott's threat was not seen as serious, the embassy's rare public response indicates Russia was annoyed with the comment.
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Gallery: Putin Leads Cranes In Microlight
The Russian President took to the skies in a microlight to lead young cranes in flight in 2012
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He donned white overalls before strapping himself into the deltaplane
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He was pictured on the aircraft alone before take-off, but a second man on board appeared to pilot the flight
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The flight was a partial success, with at least two birds following him in flight for a time
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After the flight, Mr Putin said the birds were "cute" and praised their efforts
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He then gathered at a camp fire to eat with workers at the nature reserve, in the Yamal peninsula
Mr Abbott played down the remark - made on Monday - and refused to talk further about it.
He did say, however: "I am absolutely determined to have a very robust conversation with the Russian president.
"We've all seen the impact of Russian policy on the innocent people on board flight MH17.
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Gallery: Impact Marks On MH17 Fuselage
These stills were released by the Dutch Safety Board on September 9, 2014
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They show clearly visible puncture marks scattered across the fuselage of MH17
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On July 17, the Malaysia Airlines flight lost all 298 passengers and crew
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The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
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The disaster occurred over an area of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists
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Crash investigators say it was probably downed by "a large number of high-energy objects"
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The Dutch Safety Board has ruled out technical fault or human error
"I think the very least I can do, speaking for Australia's dead and speaking for the families of Australia's dead and indeed speaking for the world's victims is to have a very robust conversation with President Putin," he added.
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