Russia's deputy prime minister has tweeted a picture mocking Barack Obama's masculinity just days after the U.S. president announced a fresh wave of sanctions against the country. Dmitry Rogozin uploaded an image of Russian president Vladimir Putin posing with a leopard alongside an image of Obama holding a white poodle. The peculiar display of one-upmanship was captioned 'We have different values ​​and allies,' making it clear what the Kremlin thinks of the U.S. president and his Western counterparts amid heightened tensions following the shooting down of flight MH17 in Ukraine, which left 298 people dead. Scroll down for video Mockery: Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin uploaded this image of Russian president Vladimir Putin posing with a leopard alongside an image of Obama holding a white poodle
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Russia's deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin uploaded picture to Twitter
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Image captioned 'We have different values ​​and allies' retweeted 1,000 times
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Mockery comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and the U.S. following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine
Tough guy: @placeholder has long been keen to show off his physical prowess as well as his political strength