Putin was embarrassed at the BRICS summit when he tried to pronounce Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s name three times but couldn’t do it correctly.
During the Turkish leader’s presentation, Putin got the wrong surname, which was broadcast live and sparked a heated discussion on social media.
He tried three times to pronounce the correct name, starting with “Erjagan,” and only succeeded on the fourth attempt.
Dialogue.UA writes that this is not the first time that the head of the Kremlin has difficulty pronouncing the names of foreign leaders. Previously, he had repeatedly made mistakes when pronouncing the name of the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Such reservations have drawn attention to the health of Putin, who recently turned 72.
Neurology experts point out that speech problems at this age may be associated with various cognitive or neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease or discirculatory encephalopathy.
Kursor previously wrote that Putin was in an embarrassing situation and that is why the security service had to intervene.
Putin visited Yakutia for the first time in 10 years.
