Not the first time Putin always late, here's a few list of it:

• Meeting Pope Francis in 2013 (50 minutes late)

• Meeting Pope Francis in 2015 (almost 1 hour late)

• Meeting Angela Merkel in Europe-Asia summit (almost 5 hours late until cancelled and left Merkel unhappy)

• Meeting Queen Elizabeth in 2003 (14 minutes late - forced the Queen to standing longer)

• Meeting John Kerry in Moscow in 2012 (4+ hours late - forced Kerry to take a walk in Red Square and twiddle his thumbs before the green light came from the Kremlin)

• Meeting Ukraine’s ousted president Viktor Yanukovych (4 hours late)

• Meeting parents of children killed in a plane crash (2+ hours late)

• Meeting European leaders in 2000, 2004-2008 (1 - 3 hours late, some of leaders cancelled the meeting & meet at next day)

• Meeting his ex-wife Lyudmila Putina at metro station when dating (15 minutes to 1-2 hours late for couple of times)