Vladimir Putin is being mocked for his 'clumsy' fashion choices and 'awkward' handshakes

Vladimir Putin always poses as a strong leader who should be respected and feared, and while he is quite good at mocking those who disagree with his political hardline, he doesn’t forgive the same attitude towards him.

Dozens of his high-profile critics were exiled, jailed or even assassinated for daring to speak up.

But as the Russian President grows older he seems to give more and more reasons for ridicule which intensified ever since he took a ‘catastrophic’ decision to invade Ukraine.

The move made many question his mental and physical health and took the mockery to a new level.

Here are the two faux pashe was seen committing just in recent days.

People question Putin’s choice in trousers

Vladimir Putin, who was hosting Belarus’ leader Alexander Lukashenko during his two-day visit to Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, was looking unusually relaxed last Sunday.Tie-less and with his legs widely spread, he seemed very comfortable in the meeting.

But whoever was responsible for his choice of clothes that day, has committed a big faux pas.

The hems of Putin's pants didn't advance past his shins, making trousers look way too short and revealing most of his long black socks.

Ivan Zhdanov from Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation was quick to post a screen grab of half-body image broadcast on state television and the original look.

He wrote in Russian:

They decided to cut the rather stupid shot of Putin in short pants on federal channels and show it only from the waist.

A wardrobe malfunction sparked an array of comments online.

One Twitter user wrote:

Damn, who's his tailor?

Another one answered:

They sewed it under a fake state contract, everything is as usual.

Someone else shared an image of Adolf Hitler in shorts, questioningwhether it was the look Putin was aiming for.

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Putin won’t let go of African leader’s hand: ‘The most awkward handshake ever’

During the same stay in Saint Petersburg Vladimir Putin was set to greet African leaders who arrived at the Russia-Africa summit.

Low attendance blamed by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on ‘brazen interference’ from the West, was not the only thing people found funny.

The Belarusian news agency Nexta posted a video of Russia's President on its Telegram channel where he was seen grabbing hold of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's hand and not letting go. You could notice that the African leader felt ‘a little embarrassed’.

The video made the rounds on social media and was dubbed ‘the most awkward handshake ever’ by one Twitter user.

They wrote:

The most awkward handshake ever. Maybe they were doing it for the pics. But to not move for that amount of time is ... almost difficult to do.

Some experts believe that Russia's war in Ukraine led to some African leaders opting to skip the summit.

On the other side, Putin's decision to end the Black Sea Grain Initiative which allowed Ukraine to export its grain by sea during the war with Russia, has also raised concerns about global food security, despite Russia’s ‘assurances’ that it could replace Kyiv’s grain ‘on a commercial and free-of-charge basis’.

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Sources used:

Newsweek: 'Putin Mocked in Russian Media Over Length of His Pants'

Newsweek: 'Putin's Awkward Handshake With Ally Mocked Amid Low Turnout at Summit'