Greta Thunberg is probably one of very few teenagers who knows what its like to be criticized by the leaders of the worlds most powerful countries, but she doesnt seem to be short on comebacks.

Speaking at an energy forum on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not share the excitement surrounding the teen climate activists impassioned address at the United Nations Climate Action Summit last month, in which she deplored world leaders for not doing enough to combat climate change.

Im sure that Greta is a very kind and sincere girl, he said , but suggested that she had been poorly informed about the workings of the world.

No one has explained to Greta that the modern world is complex and changes fast... people in Africa or in many Asian countries want to live at the same wealth level as in Sweden.

He said the fact young people paid attention to the acute problems of the modern world should be supported, but when someone used children and teenagers to serve their own interests, it should be condemned.

Not-so-coincidentally, shortly after the Russian leaders comments, Thunbergs Twitter bio was changed to read: A kind but poorly informed teenager.