It’s mostly a shift in rhetoric. My point is that normalising the work of embassies is bare minimum for dialogue. We’ll see whether this is circus for western(mostly US) audience or an honest attempt at something workable when actual talks about Ukraine/economic disputes are underway. Big bad orange man is quite the populist after all.
I think it’s more than just a shift in rhetoric because they’ve already met and both sides said the talks were productive. This is a genuine attempt to resume dialog and diplomacy that was completely absent during Biden years. This should be understated.
The fact that the US is talking directly to Russia and is clearly trying to normalize relations is a monumental shift in policy.
It’s mostly a shift in rhetoric. My point is that normalising the work of embassies is bare minimum for dialogue. We’ll see whether this is circus for western(mostly US) audience or an honest attempt at something workable when actual talks about Ukraine/economic disputes are underway. Big bad orange man is quite the populist after all.
I think it’s more than just a shift in rhetoric because they’ve already met and both sides said the talks were productive. This is a genuine attempt to resume dialog and diplomacy that was completely absent during Biden years. This should be understated.