While the Russian President's fans celebrated his apparent ability to influence trading on Wall Street, his critics tied Putin's remarks to the slight depreciation of the ruble against the dollar during his UN address. PUTIN OINK LEADER OOOOINK OF THE WORLD WEEEEEE OOOOOINK After the US news network CNN mistakenly identified Putin as the late Boris Yeltsin (Russia's first post-Soviet president), some saw it as an opportunity to joke about Putin's advancing age:
Mentre els admiradors del president rus celebraven la seva aparent habilitat per influir en el comerç de Wall Street, els seus crítics van enllaçar els comentaris de Putin a la lleugera depreciació del ruble respecte del dòlar durant el seu discurs a l'ONU.