Russian diplomacy is no longer about co-operation but "putting Westerners in their place", say ex-Kremlin insiders.

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.

  • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
    184·
    1 year ago

    The factual link you posted (not the commentary on CATO, lol) says the opposite. NATO cut ties after Putin began turning aggressive as Ukraine began gaining independence.

      • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
        143·
        1 year ago

        CATO is a bunch of crazies posturing as a think tank. Their opinions are ideological and not fact based. They make the Heritage Foundation (I think they rebranded to Heartland Institute) sound like a reasoned logical bunch.

        CATO is not a trustworthy factual source. It’s a trustworthy source if you want to justify oligarchy and fascism, though.

      • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
        105·
        1 year ago

        And yeah. You keep posting links that contradict the statement “they laughed them out of the room” you originally posted. NATO opened up to Russia. Russia decided it was not worth their effort.

            • OrnluWolfjarl@lemmygrad.ml
              47·
              1 year ago

              You didn’t indicate so. You just laid out a claim on thin air and then went ahead to deny all I said. So…

          • Holyginz@lemmy.world
            21·
            1 year ago

            Your links keep contradicting your own point and your response is that we are confirming our own bias? The mental gymnastics and cognitive dissonance you go through on a regular basis must be a real bitch lmao