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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      10 months ago

      Lol. I accepted 2/3 of your links but I reject the idiocy of CATO so I am biased!? Lol

      Have a nice day.

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        10 months 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…

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      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