The Russian President addressed himself in a video on the occasion of International Women’s Day to the female population of his country. However, about halfway through the six-minute clip, Putin began coughing. He pointed to his neck, asking for water. He then said to the camera, “You know, let me say that again because I choked up.”

Putin’s mistake is not noticed by those responsible

After his coughing outburst, Putin suggested that the speech be resumed. In a second attempt, he repeated his three-minute congratulatory message to the Russian women. But those responsible did not remove Putin’s mistake before publishing it. Neither the presidential administration employees nor the journalists at the Kremlin pool seemed to have noticed the poor quality of the editing, according to media reports.

Clip is spreading rapidly on the Internet

The video, including the coughing fit, was published on all social networks. Although he corrected Kremlin the mistake afterwards. The unedited video spread quickly on the Internet, too late to reverse the mistake.

Addressing women, Putin said: “We always celebrate this holiday with the brightest and warmest feelings, we admire our beautiful women, we say to you from the bottom of our hearts words of love, appreciation and gratitude.”