Putin leaves Biden hanging for 90 seconds at climate conference after apparent technical glitch
Telegraph, 22 Apr 2021
A technical issue left Vladimir Putin looking bemused as he was about to address a summit of world leaders.
The glitch meant Emmanuel Macron’s contribution to the climate meeting was cut short.
The Russian president then appeared on screen - but left everyone hanging for 90 seconds while the issue was solved.
The climate event was convened by the United States and was the first in a series culminating in COP26 in the UK.
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The glitch meant Emmanuel Macron’s contribution to the climate meeting was cut short.
The Russian president then appeared on screen - but left everyone hanging for 90 seconds while the issue was solved.
The climate event was convened by the United States and was the first in a series culminating in COP26 in the UK.
Read all the latest on our liveblog: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/2021/04/22/climate-change-summit-2021-joe-biden-boris-johnson-news-live/
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