WASHINGTON — The death and mayhem in southeast Ukraine is a barrel of laughs for snickering Russian diplomats, who are sending out cheeky tweets mocking the United States and other critics of their country's invasion of its neighbor.
The latest tweet from the official account of the Russian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates is a photo of assembled plastic tanks and military vehicles.
'IT IS HIDEOUS AND INSULTING. THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER. RUSSIA'S INVADING OTHER COUNTRIES. RUSSIA'S GOING AFTER OTHER COUNTRIES. PEOPLE ARE DYING, AND THEY'RE BEING CUTESIE ABOUT IT.'
- Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx)Russia's foreign ministry, rather than condemning the snarky gag, re-tweeted it to its 53,000 followers, giving it a seal of Kremlin approval.
The tweet references an array of intelligence indicators that Russia is funding and supporting pro-Russian separatists, and even sending its own troops and weaponry across the border.