Incidents of the year

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has fallen asleep at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi, February 7.





Soldier honor guard dropped carbine and lost consciousness at the moment when passing by Poroshenko, heading to the inauguration ceremony in the Verkhovna Rada.



US State Department spokesman Jen Psak, which is famous for its outlandish statements, entered the briefing in one boot.



One of the Olympic rings are not revealed during the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sochi.



Arriving in New York for the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama gave a military salute meets his Marines with a glass of coffee in hand. Video on which the first person saluted the US Marines, was published in the official account of the White House in Instagram and immediately sparked ridicule the head of state. According to the army etiquette, give salute should be only if both hands are free. If you can not properly greet, from this should be abandoned altogether.



Barack Obama on one of his speeches appeared in a light suit. Netizens reacted instantly, finding inappropriate unusual light beige suit, in which the US president spoke. Obama again in 2012 in an interview with Vanity Fair said that only wears blue and black suits. Thus, the president violated his own word, which led to a lively discussion of this topic on the network using the hashtag #suitgate



Russian President Vladimir Putin made a faux pas at the APEC summit, he threw a blanket over his shoulders spouses President Xi Jinping. It is a violation of business ethics, which cause a lot of trouble to Chinese censors.



In New Zealand, German Chancellor Angela Merkel a lot of confused meeting in the traditions of the Maori people. She had to rub noses with half-naked warriors in skirts in greeting.



Known basketball player nicknamed King James (LeBron James) broke royal protocol and put the Duchess of Cambridge's hand on his shoulder during a joint photo. Middleton smiled in surprise, and her husband did not react to the incident, pretending not to notice.