Medvedev Fell Asleep During Putin's Speech at Ruling Party Congress

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These embarrassing scenes should cost Dmitri Medvedev dearly. Vladimir Putin's speech at the Congress of the ruling party seems to have found the former Kremlin chief little captivating and rather allowed himself a small nap. Medvedev is mocked by evil in the net.

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Dmitry Medvedev, former prime minister, ex-president and current deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, fell into a dreamland on Sunday at the congress of Russia's ruling United Russia party. This put him in a doubly awkward position. First, Medvedev is the chairman of United Russia, and secondly - and this is even worse - he fell asleep during a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev couldn't help but look tired during Vladimir Putin's speech at the election congress of the ruling United Russia party. He was caught on camera swaying during the president's speech. But he later delivered a fiery speech against the West, promising that Russia would not be defeated by its enemies. Yet he left the congress feeling defeated.

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fell asleep again during a speech by current President Vladimir Putin at the United Russia party congress. Medvedev couldn't help but close his eyes and doze off in front of other government officials. A video of the politician falling asleep quickly went viral.