ℹ Diplomats from #Russia were once a key part of President #Putin 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 #Kremlin aggressive rhetoric

#BBCRussian asks former Western diplomats, as well as ex-#Kremlin and #WhiteHouse insiders, how #Russian diplomacy broke down

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66509180