This week President Dmitry Medvedev received perhaps the warmest welcome in recent memory of a Russian head of state during his visit to California and Washington DC . This warmth, fraternity, and sudden seemingly naïve trust placed into the relationship on behalf of President Barack Obama served a clear domestic political purpose: the administration is parading Medvedev as their #1 foreign policy success story. That perception, of course, depends on whom you are talking to.

The Obama Administration has been openly effusive about the visit. In the classic tradition of U.S.-Russia diplomacy, Barack invited Dmitry out for some conspicuously blue-collar burgers on Thursday, where they talked about chicken exports and their experiences updating Twitter accounts (which Obama described as “Twitters“).

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“You know, sometimes it’s odd when you’re sitting in historic meetings with your Russian counterpart to spend time talking about chicken,” Obama said to the Associated Press. “We may be able to finally throw away those red phones that have been sitting around for so long.”