Russia And Ukraine Are Fighting Using Memes Because 2017

Truly, this is the diplomatic showdown of our times.

Without knowing it, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off one of the most memorable Twitter beefs in recent memory on Monday.

But the visit seems to have left @Ukraine, which claims to be the official Twitter account of the country, a little spicy. Because on Tuesday, it fired off this tweet.

When @Russia says Anne de Kiev established Russia-France relations, let us remind the sequence of events

It's not clear who exactly runs the account based on its bio, but whoever it is took issue with Putin's claim, giving a mini-bio for Anne de Kiev before posting a shot of barren woods with the caption "Meanwhile, in Moscow..."

For once it was Russia who was left to be all "man, can you be chill, we're fam, do you really wanna break up the fam, look at this dope shit we used to do together."

@Ukraine We are proud of our common history. 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦 & 🇧🇾 share the same historical heritage which should unite our… https://t.co/VUOQMCXwwh

@Russia, run by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shot back saying that Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus "share the same historical heritage which should unite our nations, not divide us." It was very Instagram breakup and the kind of mess you do not need in public.

But Ukraine was having none of this, and pushed back on the Russian version of history.

@mfa_russia @Russia @diplohistory Kyivan Rus stretched to modern-day areas of 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 🇱🇻 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇲🇩 too. Don’t give the… https://t.co/cnbvBK3v2N

The matter is particularly touchy for Ukraine, as Putin has expressed interest in Novorussia, a Russia made up of all Russian-speakers across Europe and Asia. That vision contributed to Russia's decision to support rebels in Ukraine's eastern provinces and annex the territory of Crimea in 2014.

@Ukraine even dragged The Simpsons into it, which everyone knows is the clearest way to win a Fight On The Internet.

While the back and forth on Twitter was good for a laugh, it was no joking matter for Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.

The problem with Russia is not about trying to «expropriate» the figure of French Queen Anne of Kyiv but truly believing her to be Russian.

"The problem with Russia is not about trying to «expropriate» the figure of French Queen Anne of Kyiv but truly believing her to be Russian," Klimkin wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, @France has stayed out of the brawl — but given Macron's willingness to go HAM on Putin, that may change.

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