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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)

I have secret intelligence that the actual reason Putin didn't join NATO is because he was angry that Romania joined first because he wanted to be the first country starting with R in NATO. NATO officials begged, pleaded with him to join the organization, but he's just such a petty man.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do not get your take. It is obvious that early 2000s Russia wanted special treatment. It is also obvious that it was not getting it, ever. If it did not take a stance of "special treatment country", Russia would most likely be a NATO member without "special" priveledges (I assume that most notable is selling war assets to allied countries). Still, the intent was to cooperate, as late as 2012. Internally, there was even a promise of Visa-free access to Schengen

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Of course Russia should get special treatment! They were America's greatest foe in the Cold War!

The US not letting Russia into NATO might be their single greatest error. Ever.