VIDEO | Putin scolds a German CEO Live on TV, 'Speak German...Why Ask Questions in English?'

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During the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted a German CEO, questioning why he posed his question in English instead of German. The comment, highlighting the use of native languages in global platforms, stirred mixed reactions both at the forum and on social media, quickly going viral.

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00:00I am glad to welcome the leaders of the leading companies in Moscow.

00:07They would not only sell their products, even under the conditions of high-level localization of this product.

00:30To come back to my question, would you give them a second chance or would the damage caused by the sanctions be irreparable to re-enter Russia? How would you treat it?

01:00The level of sovereignty should be inside. That's where it all starts.

01:05You know, I don't want to open this discussion, but the most important thing is the level of sovereignty.

01:12I would like to take the opportunity to speak in German, but before I was invited, the President said to me today,

01:23please speak in English, because the majority of the audience does not understand you and we do not have a translator.

01:30Yes, I understood. He already translated.

01:32Yes, but I just wanted to say that I do not know the German language.

01:35It's not about me, it's about sovereignty.

01:40Absolutely, I understand. Thank you very much.

01:42You are welcome.

01:43Of course, inflation must be contained.

01:47As long as it is, you probably know, at a fairly high level, including in comparison with the countries I have already mentioned,

01:55we have 8.8% in the annual expression.

01:58To achieve positive results here, coordinated joint actions of the Government and the Bank of Russia are necessary.

02:06It is also important to pay attention to the debt burden of companies with state participation.

02:13We have been constantly talking about this with our colleagues recently.

02:18It has increased significantly recently.

02:21This is a burden.

02:23Of course, we must take into account the large-scale investment programs of state corporations, as well as the social functions that they perform.

02:44I would like to take the opportunity to speak in German.

02:48But before I was invited, the President told me today,

02:53please speak English, because the majority of the audience does not understand it and we do not have a translator.

02:58I will translate it for you.

03:00Yes, I understand.

03:02I will translate it for you.

03:04I will translate it for you.

03:06The majority of the audience does not understand it and we do not have a translator.

03:10Yes, I understand. He already said it better.

03:13Yes, but I just wanted to say that I do not know the German language.

03:16It's not about me. It's about sovereignty.

03:20Absolutely, I understand. Thank you very much.

03:22You are welcome.

VIDEO | Putin scolds a German CEO Live on TV, 'Speak German...Why Ask Questions in English?'

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