Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Mocks US Secretary of State John Kerry For Talking To Much

John Kerry's Russian Counterpart Mocks Him For Talking Too Much -- Washington Examiner

Secretary of State John Kerry's negotiations with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov got off to a rocky start Thursday, with the Russian mocking Kerry right at the outset.

"They got off to a really bad start yesterday --- partly because of the Putin op-ed and partly because Kerry in the opening remarks spoke at length --- and I mean at length --- compared to the unprepared few welcoming comments from the Russian counterpart," NBC News foreign correspondent Andrea Mitchell said on "Morning Joe."

"And then the Russian minister said at the end, very tartly, 'Sometimes diplomacy demands silence.'"

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My Comment: What is priceless was this comment ....

.... Lavrov admonished Kerry for his long presentation, saying "diplomacy likes silence" ....

Lavrov is clearly not a politician.