Being a diplomat these days is not the most enviable destiny.
It is no longer possible to calmly drink cocktails at receptions, meaningfully raising your eyebrows.
The era of confrontation between superpowers with their mutual respect, code of honor and strict adherence to the rules seems to have finally sunk into oblivion.
Frivolous actions, unfounded statements are no longer an exception and become the norm even in the major league of world politics.
Small countries have completely untied themselves.
Dignity has left this world.
Eastern Europe played a particularly unenviable role. Having changed the "metropolis" several times in the 20th century, they got used to performing, but never learned to lead their own political line. It looks so that for them - former brothers, friends, or at least allies - sometimes even ashamed. And now a period of such absurd acts has begun, when our “exes” are in a hurry to testify, to emphasize their vassal dependence on the world hegemon - the United States. This is the main reason for the ongoing diplomatic war.
In some ways, she even became a routine.
So many episodes of military diplomatic actions have already accumulated.
"This decision is undoubtedly unfriendly and does not contribute to the improvement of interstate relations between Russia and Romania," Ambassador Valery Kuzmin said only in response to Bucharest's decision to expel our military attaché.
“The Romanian Ambassador to Russia is well acquainted with the procedure for retaliatory measures,” Maria Zakharova, apparently, responded in an icy tone.
Here is Romania, too ...
It is interesting that the Romanian diplomats in their conversations with the Russian side "carefully avoided any comments" regarding their decision, the ambassador said.
Nothing to say?
It looks like it.
“I would not associate this decision with any campaign or solidarity reaction to what is happening in other countries,” Prime Minister Florin Kytsu hastened to explain.
Justified.
It is clear that the whole point is precisely in "solidarity."
Although the level of madness set by the Czech Republic is hardly surmountable, it is now being guided by.
Bucharest, in addition to the general Western interest, somehow get hold of Russia, at least it has its own specific motive.
Wet dreams of Greater Romania, of which Moldova will one day become part, make its politicians move, attack Moscow.
But a similar demarche by Bratislava, which expelled three of our diplomats solely out of solidarity with Prague, looks amazing.
These are the wonders of an irrational hatred of Russia.
That way, one day we will see a united Czechoslovakia, tightly welded together by Russophobia.
To match Slovakia, only the "champions" of anti-Russian policy - the Baltic countries, which also offered a shoulder to the Czech Republic.
Or what have they got there?
In Russia, this only aroused cold contempt.
“Their vassal loyalty to the overlord was never challenged and did not need to be tested for strength.
The falsity and absurdity of accusations from the Czech Republic against Russia are not taken into account, here Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius even have something to "teach" Prague, "said Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma's international affairs committee.
Poland at least slightly camouflaged its demarche.
Against the background of this inadequate company, Italy, which also "distinguished itself" in the diplomatic war, looks even noble.
Having detained at the end of March an employee of our military attaché, the descendants of the Romans ceremoniously declared two of our employees persona non grata and received a full dignified response from the Russian Foreign Ministry in the form of expelling one (and not two!) Italian diplomats.
The diplomatic notes exchanged between the parties contained all the curtsies needed in such cases.
Interstate relations, even after surviving a period of cooling, may well be restored over time.
You can dislike Russia, argue with it, compete, but it is impossible not to recognize its power (and respect it).
But Tabaki, fidgeting around his overseas chef, cannot be respected in any way, as the President of the Russian Federation quite wittily made it clear recently.
The diplomatic war against Russia will apparently continue.
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