Shahbaz Sharif left waiting 40 minutes by Putin, viral video captures awkward meeting

By: Kashish Chawla

On: Saturday, December 13, 2025 1:28 PM

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Shehbaz Sharif Viral Video: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Turkmenistan to attend the International Forum on Peace and Trust. Russian President Vladimir Putin is also present at the forum. Meanwhile, a video of Shehbaz Sharif is going viral on social media, showing him being seemingly humiliated. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif unexpectedly entered a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after which the video went viral.

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Shehbaz Sharif Viral Video (source- social media)

According to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Putin and Erdogan were holding private talks after their delegations had left. During this time, Prime Minister Sharif entered the room where the two leaders were meeting, even though he was expecting to meet Putin in a different room. A video circulating on social media shows Shehbaz Sharif looking quite restless while waiting for Putin in a room.

Shehbaz Sharif Putin: Information provided by RT India

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Shehbaz Sharif Viral Video (source- social media)

According to reports, the Pakistani Prime Minister waited for President Putin for more than 40 minutes. He was accompanied by his entire delegation, including Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. After the long wait, he went to the other room where Putin and Erdoğan were holding their meeting. RT India posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) and reported, “PM Sharif waited for Putin for 40 minutes and then, apparently tired of waiting, entered the meeting that was already underway between Putin and Erdoğan. He left after about 10 minutes.”

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Shehbaz Sharif Viral Video (source- social media)

It is worth noting that Russian President Putin had just concluded a successful state visit to India last week. Putin thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the warm welcome, stating that the two leaders share a “close working relationship and personal contact” and that they continuously monitor the progress of cooperation in various strategic areas.

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Kashish Chawla

Kashish Chawla is a content writer at Punjab Kesari. A journalist with 1.5+ experience years across digital media. She is graduated from Bachelors in Journalism and Mass communication from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, worked with Zee Media as a website content writer, and as a reported with Indianewslive.