Abroad Ukraine’s Poroshenko knocking on table can’t keep Turkey’s Erdoğan awake at press...

Ukraine’s Poroshenko knocking on table can’t keep Turkey’s Erdoğan awake at press briefing

Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday dozed off many times during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, in Kiev.

A video shared on social media shows Erdoğan falling asleep about seven times while the Ukrainian leader was making a statement. Poroshenko is seen knocking on the table to wake Erdoğan up but was unable to prevent the Turkish leader from dozing off again.

Erdoğan’s visit to Ukraine takes place amid a visa crisis with US and a Turkish military operation in Syria. (turkishminute.com)