I can’t make out a word she says, but the gesture when the name Barack Obama is mentioned breaks all language barriers.

Video removed due to copyright complaint from REN-TV

According to the UK Telegraph, “The channel, which goes out to 120 million people across Russia, has declined to comment. But sources close to it have tried to defuse the row by claiming that the newsreader had believed she was off camera at the time and merely providing a voice-over for a report. According to the same storyline, the rude gesture was intended for studio technicians who had been trying to put her off her stride.”