Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023.
  • Vladimir Putin addressed a group of ambassadors at a speech at the Kremlin.
  • He appears to look around expecting applause, but is instead met with awkward silence.
  • In the speech Putin blamed the US for the Ukraine conflict as the US ambassador awkwardly looked on.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was captured on video appearing to awkwardly wait for applause that never comes following a speech at the Kremlin.