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Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Russia's diplomats were once a key part of President Putin's foreign policy strategy. But that has all changed.

In the years leading up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, diplomats lost their authority, their role reduced to echoing the Kremlin's aggressive rhetoric.

BBC Russian asks former diplomats, as well as ex-Kremlin and White House insiders, how Russian diplomacy broke down.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s simple, they never actually asked to join.

[–] severien 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russia / Putin didn't want to follow standard procedure, feeling entitled for a special treatment.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like when the US illegally invades Iraq and murders millions of civilians against UN orders

[–] severien 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lol, what a fine example of whataboutism. We're talking about a procedure to enter NATO and you whatabout Iraq. How about we talk about the crimes of Ivan the Terrible instead?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m starting to think there are Russian shills ITT.