Some thoughts on the reported meeting between former U.S. officials and Lavrov earlier this year—and why it's neither real diplomacy nor a helpful tool for getting to a real peace deal, but rather a trap Haass et al fell into.
https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/fake-diplomacy-isnt-real-diplomacy
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I'm doubtful that Lavrov could fly to New York and have meetings with former gov officials without the Biden administrations tacit approval.
Do these clowns have ties to Sullivan by any chance?
Also: the Council of Foreign Relations is funded by a putinist billionaire, Len Blavatnik:
who specializes in buying influence and laundering russia's reputation.
Meaning it might be less of a trap and more of an op.
Last month, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), one of America’s leading think tanks, announced that it had received a substantial donation that would help round out the organization’s upcoming budget. As a statement on the CFR’s website detailed, a CFR member had graciously decided to help facilitate funding for CFR’s intern program. The donation, […]
Unofficial meetings with Russian officials isn't diplomacy—it's a trap
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