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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] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why exactly do you think that pretty much the entire Global South has not placed significant sanctions on Russia? Why do you think so many countries want to join BRICS?

Must be because of poor Russian diplo. Meanwhile, African countries are literally committing coups for their government staying too close to European colonial powers.

[–] severien 2 points 1 year ago

Joining sanctions necessarily incurs a cost in trade. It's understandable that poorer countries which have smaller stake in the war don't want to participate.

Why do you think so many countries want to join BRICS?

They want to join to get funds from the development bank. Not much more.