Putin leaves Biden hanging for 90 seconds at climate conference after apparent technical glitch

A technical issue left Vladimir Putin looking bemused as he was about to address a summit of world leaders. The glitch meant Emmanuel Macron’s contribution to the climate meeting was cut short. The Russian president then appeared on screen - but left everyone hanging for 90 seconds while the issue was solved. The climate event was convened by the United States and was the first in a series culminating in COP26 in the UK. Read all the latest on our liveblog: Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.