RT @MunSecConf: Our most watched video of 2022? Prime Minister of Estonia, @kajakallas , explaining Soviet negotiating tactics.

https://twitter.com/shchedri/status/1618690213508947968

https://twitter.com/shchedri/status/1618690213508947968

According to FM Andrei Gromyko, the Soviet negotiation strategy had three principles:

1. Demand the Maximum. Don’t ask, demand something that has never been yours.
2. Give Ultimatums. Threaten
3. Don’t give an inch in negotiations. Rely on Westerns who will always offer something.