> Russian President Vladimir Putin experienced an awkward moment this week when he was met with silence from ambassadors he was speaking to during a televised speech.
> The moment was captured on video and shared to social media, resulting in many people making jokes at Putin’s expense.
> Other images from the event show the Russian leader speaking from a distance of many feet away from the ambassadors, leading to speculation that he remains extremely fearful of COVID-19.
> Russian President Vladimir Putin was captured on video this week experiencing an awkward moment when he appeared to pause during a speech for applause that never came.
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> The moment, which has been shared online by Putin’s critics, occurred on Wednesday at the Grand Kremlin Palace during a ceremony to present diplomatic credentials to 17 newly-appointed foreign ambassadors.
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> In his speech, Putin singled out the new United States and European Union (EU) ambassadors, and said they were responsible for a breakdown in relations with Russia following his decision to invade Ukraine last February. Addressing new U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy, Putin indicated that U.S. support for a Ukraine revolution in 2014 “ultimately led to today’s Ukrainian crisis.”
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> When Putin arrived at the end of his speech, he seemingly waited for applause, but was met with silence from the ambassadors. The Kremlin and Russia’s state media seemingly edited out the moment from its videos, but numerous social media users captured the uncomfortable silence and posted it online.
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Putin is a prick who deserves no time or recognition. This was the right response.
Delusional clown xD
it really was so embarrassing, he looked at them with such incomprehension. he thought that they did not understand what he had finished and in the end he said goodbye to them 3 times.
Seems to be some kind of protocol, I look on youtube for “letters credence Putin” and they usually don’t applaud, it seems :
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> Russian President Vladimir Putin experienced an awkward moment this week when he was met with silence from ambassadors he was speaking to during a televised speech.
> The moment was captured on video and shared to social media, resulting in many people making jokes at Putin’s expense.
> Other images from the event show the Russian leader speaking from a distance of many feet away from the ambassadors, leading to speculation that he remains extremely fearful of COVID-19.
> Russian President Vladimir Putin was captured on video this week experiencing an awkward moment when he appeared to pause during a speech for applause that never came.
>
> The moment, which has been shared online by Putin’s critics, occurred on Wednesday at the Grand Kremlin Palace during a ceremony to present diplomatic credentials to 17 newly-appointed foreign ambassadors.
>
> In his speech, Putin singled out the new United States and European Union (EU) ambassadors, and said they were responsible for a breakdown in relations with Russia following his decision to invade Ukraine last February. Addressing new U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy, Putin indicated that U.S. support for a Ukraine revolution in 2014 “ultimately led to today’s Ukrainian crisis.”
>
> When Putin arrived at the end of his speech, he seemingly waited for applause, but was met with silence from the ambassadors. The Kremlin and Russia’s state media seemingly edited out the moment from its videos, but numerous social media users captured the uncomfortable silence and posted it online.
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> …
[Video](https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1643702297992519683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1643702297992519683%7Ctwgr%5Ec498a39830bad686cce40fbad2cccb2759853464%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fputin-mocked-after-speech-met-awkward-silence-1793192)
Putin is a prick who deserves no time or recognition. This was the right response.
Delusional clown xD
it really was so embarrassing, he looked at them with such incomprehension. he thought that they did not understand what he had finished and in the end he said goodbye to them 3 times.
Seems to be some kind of protocol, I look on youtube for “letters credence Putin” and they usually don’t applaud, it seems :
* 2012 : https://youtu.be/CjmeDhbv7OY
* 2013 : https://youtu.be/jGhIvPa5M80
* 2014 : https://youtu.be/pW823R-OqLU
* 2015 : https://youtu.be/xx67K5C6R58
* 2015 : https://youtu.be/59dXFHdVGi4
* 2017 : https://youtu.be/SohLFx0_OUQ
But sometimes they do applaud :
* 2021 : https://youtu.be/MWa6SsFzHcI
Maybe he forgot those aren’t people he can just send to prison
Pathetic little man. Did we ever find out if he had cancer or not?