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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[–] deconstruct@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Diplomacy isn't just cozying up to nations that are your friends and and insulting others, it's having cordial relations with all nations.

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago

Diplomacy isn't cozying up to nations that are your friends and and insulting others

Yes it is.

it's having cordial relations with all nations.

No it's not.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

cozying up to nations that are your friends and and insulting others

You've literally described western diplomacy here.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 23 points 1 year ago

No one does this, though?

If that's diplomacy, then we're living in a world of the opposite.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

I agree with this take. But very few countries follow this kind of diplomacy.