WorldRussiaRussia Just Delivered A Master Class In TrollingWatch and learn, kiddos.By by Susie ArmitageBuzzFeed Global Managing Editor Posted on May 10, 2017, 10:35 pmTwitterFacebookLink However you feel about Vladimir Putin or the 2016 election, one thing is indisputable: The Russian government's troll game is above all others. Like ballet, classical music, and great literature, for Russia trolling the US is a national art form. Here's how it works: 1. Start with a bit of well-timed sarcasm. MFA Russia 🇷🇺 @mfa_russia #Lavrov: Was FBI Director James Comey fired? You’re kidding! Wed May 10 14:48:53 UTC+0000 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite That's the official Twitter account of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sharing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's joke about Comey at the State Department this morning. 2. Publish the first shots of a closed-door meeting... Matt Novak @paleofuture Photos of Trump's meeting with Lavrov and Kislyak just hit the Getty wire and they're all credited to Russian news… https://t.co/uTMqP6QWAP 03:37 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite From left, that's Lavrov, Trump, and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak. ...and make sure you look good. Philip Bump @pbump This photo — from Getty via Russia’s state news agency and poached from @paleofuture — is next level. 03:40 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite #Epic. Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM "Epic photo," says Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman. 03:27 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite (No US news media were allowed into the meeting.) 3. Hold your own press conference afterwards, and make sure to ~set the mood~. Paul Sonne @PaulSonne Waiting for Lavrov. Embassy is playing "all I'm asking is for a little respect" and "can't get no satisfaction" over headsets. Too good. 02:37 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. Remind everyone that "we're all adults here." Tom Namako @TomNamako Lavrov on Comey: “I thought we are all adults here, I didn’t know I would have to answer these types of questions in your democratic America 03:52 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Lavrov had been asked if he was happy that Trump had fired FBI Director Comey, who was leading the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the presidential election. 5. Play the "we couldn't possibly control your great country" card. Tom Namako @TomNamako Lavrov on the “noise … that we control US … it’s ridiculous...to think a great country like the US is being controlled by someone else." 03:47 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. And the "I don't know what we have to do with this, but I gotta hit the ice" card. CBS Evening News @CBSEveningNews Our @elizapalmer caught Russian Pres. Putin rink side and asked him about the firing of former. Dir. Comey. 04:06 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite While inside, you're like... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Because whenever there's chaos, you win. Miriam Elder @MiriamElder Putin LOVES finally being the center of attention. He’s been working towards this for a long time. https://t.co/G5NHGCbC6e 04:40 PM - 10 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite So, that's how the Russian trolling game works! Hopefully you enjoy it because you're going to be seeing it a lot. Topics in this articleRussia