Ashgabat : Russian President Vladimir Putin faced an embarrassing moment in Turkey as he addressed world leaders while his mic was on mute for more than half a minute. The incident took place at the International Forum on Peace and Trust session in Ashgabat, Turkey. The session was attended by as many as 16 heads of state, who watched on as the Kremlin chief struggled to switch on his mic.

A video of the Kremlin chief's mute addressal to world leaders quickly went viral on social media.

The video showed Putin speaking for 34 long seconds without being heard. Upon realising that his microphone was on mute, the President tried several times to restart his speech.

The Kremlin chief appeared visibly annoyed as he looked around cluelessly, hoping for some assistance with the microphone. Put

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