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"This rotation is a normal part of diplomatic practice," he said in a statement. And it's just the usual slightly obfuscated language that governments and corp
by aguaviva 2y ago
"This rotation is a normal part of diplomatic practice," he said in a statement.
And it's just the usual slightly obfuscated language that governments and corporations use in regard to departures of this sort.
Everyone at the time knew what led to what, and why he got ousted.
- protomolecule 2y agoYeah, right, and calling the head of state that gave the most weapons in the EU "offended liver sausage" was a smart diplomatic move.
- aguaviva 2y agoMeanwhile, we have someone of substantially higher rank within the Russian diplomatic corps not merely insulting, but openly threatening to assassinate the entire executive leadership of a foreign newspaper he doesn't like. Except it isn't considered to be a gaffe, but an eloquent expression of the core values that the current regime stands for: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/18/dmitry-medvedev-says-editors-of-the-times-are-legitimate-military-targets https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/18/dmitry-medvede... A smart diplomatic move, indeed.
- protomolecule 2y agoIf that newspaper was Chinese or Indian, yep, that would've been extremely dumb. You can't possibly not see the difference and yet you wrote your comment. This is the last time I've replied to you. Bye.