Four years ago a remarkable event took place in the Russian-American relations. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a souvenir button. The button said Reset in English and Peregruzka in

Four years ago, a remarkable event took place in the Russian-American relations. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a souvenir button. The button said “Reset” in English and “Peregruzka” (“Overload”) in Russian. The embarrassment was turned into a joke. The Minister corrected, “You mistranslated, it should be “reset,” not “overload.” Laughing, Clinton said she would try to prevent an “overload” in the relations between the two countries. Four years later, we can say that the Secretary of State has failed. It would be wrong to say that the relations w…

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