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Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin (www.bbc.com)
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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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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Russian diplomacy is at their weakest, which is why almost every single African country sent a delegation to Moscow.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    You gotta remember though, people who claim that Russia is isolated are the same people who were outraged that Russia started a war in a country where people have blue eyes and blond hair.

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