“I am not a woman, so I don’t have bad days,” he tells Stone while giving a tour of the Kremlin, according to Bloomberg. “I am not trying to insult anyone. That’s just the nature of things. There are certain natural cycles.”

Putin, who appears to enjoy being photographed doing macho activities such as riding shirtless on horseback, hunting and judo, then expanded on his theories.

“There are certain natural cycles which men probably have as well, just less manifested. We are all human beings. It’s normal. But you should never lose control.”