Bernie Ecclestone: I'd still take a bullet for Vladimir Putin

Former Formula One supremo Ecclestone has described the Russian president as "a first-class person".

COURTING CONTROVERSY: Bernie Ecclestone who has said the war in Ukraine was not "intentional", adding: "And I'm quite sure Ukraine, if they'd wanted to get out of it properly, could have done." 

Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would "take a bullet" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and described him as "a first-class person".

The 91-year-old said the war in Ukraine was not "intentional" and could have been avoided by actions taken by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.