On Tuesday, the official Russian foreign ministry Twitter account sent the following tweet about Australia's desire to leave Russia out of an upcoming G20 meeting because of its invasion of Ukraine.
#Lavrov: The Australian FM’s idea not to invite Russia to the G20 summit is not surprising but he should not lose sight of its principles
In jumped Carl Bildt — the foreign minister of Sweden, a prolific tweeter, and a longtime critic of Vladimir Putin's Russia — to point out to Russia's foreign ministry that Australia's foreign minister is a woman.
@mfa_russia You should know that Australia FM @JulieBishopMP is not a “he”. Fairly basic.
About 24 hours later, the Russian foreign ministry fired back, saying its reference to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop as a "he" was merely a "misprint." And that it meant to say "it." And that..."aren't?"
@carlbildt Apologize for the misprint - not "he", but "it" (#G20). Some FM's accounts in turn are famous for constant misleading, aren't?
Hmmm.
