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VIDEO: Estonian president stops Sky News interview when reporter gets his name wrong

In what was supposed to a routine interview about Putin's involvement in the Ukranian crisis, Est...
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10.34 9 Feb 2015


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VIDEO: Estonian president stops Sky News interview when reporter gets his name wrong

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10.34 9 Feb 2015


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In what was supposed to a routine interview about Putin's involvement in the Ukranian crisis, Estonian president Toomas Ilves appeared on Sky News yesterday.

However, reporter Dermot Murnaghan got off to a bad start when he called Ilves by his surname Hendrik.

In the video, Ilves, clearly unhappy at the blunder, removes his glasses and earpiece, and speaks to someone about "getting my name right."

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After some awkward silence, Murnaghan not-so-smoothly segues into the weather.

Despite the gaffe, the interview took placed as planned later in the day.


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