"Gromyko's Tactics": Kremlin's methods that drove Trump into a Russian trap

Lavrov's sweatshirt with the inscription "USSR" was a message that Americans understood only after the fact. They understood it after Putin & Co. smashed Trump's "art of deal-making" with a face on the Soviet diplomacy label.

For decades, Soviet diplomacy has been honing its tactics of brutal blackmail and pressure. Their approach has not changed since the days of Gromyko, of whom Henry Kissinger said: "To negotiate with him without knowing all the details of the problem is tantamount to suicide.".

This tactic is easily understood from a quote by Gromyko himself: "First. Demand everything to the maximum and don't be shy in your requests. Demand what you have never been entitled to. Second. Put forward ultimatums. Threaten war, do not spare threats, and offer negotiations as a way out of the situation. There will always be people in the West who will fall for it. Third. Once you start negotiations, don't give up a single step. They will offer you part of what you asked for. But even then, don't agree, but squeeze out more. They will go for it.".

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