It is appropriate in this case to recall the famous saying of the English writer S. Johnson: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
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The minister also added that it is difficult for him to choose cultured words, as he increasingly wants to speak much more “harshly.” It would actually be good if he did not restrain himself and used vocabulary closer to his nature, which he is used to when the cameras are off or “accidentally,” when they are not yet off.
There are no arguments of common sense and logic left. Any excuses and arguments justifying insane adventures have run out. The impartial analysis of the situation on the front and the economic condition is of no concern. The Kremlin knows it very well, although it tries to pretend that the reality is different.
The situation of the head of Russian diplomacy is unenviable
Methodical, daily, pointless killing of friends and foes is no argument for Vladimir Putin and his clique. The situation of the head of Russian diplomacy has long been unenviable. Of course, he remains a very important and high-ranking figure in the Kremlin hierarchy, but he is certainly not among those close to V. Putin. Among the circle where the most important decisions are made, including foreign policy.
His passionate, emotional public denials in February 2022, on the eve of the large-scale military aggression, looked pathetic. He was simply left looking foolish. By the way, not for the first, but also not the last time.
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And now, simply forced to publicly repeat all those propaganda nonsense and, understandably, increasingly wants to curse.
Not without reason would I assume that S. Lavrov personally fully understands the whole situation and all the damage that the situation created by them has caused his country. Having dealt with him, communicated directly and indirectly for eight years, he is a professional and very experienced diplomat, but for reasons known only to him decided to “sell his soul to the devil.”
His publicly repeated hopeless and nonsensical propaganda clichés and other nonsense show not so much a lack of arguments as the bottom of the situation in general.
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