I also fully support not just reading the call transcript, but also listening to the leaked call so you get Nuland's firm tone. I would reserve very skeptical judgement on the "annotations". Those weren't part of the call.

Listen to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUCCR4jAS3Y

> No, that does not mean they have "decided" who is going to form the next government. That claim is just Russian propaganda

Anyone with a rational brain who separates themselves from biases and emotions and carefully listens to the call would realize there is no propaganda involved here. Also, for better clarity of judgement, please perform a thought exercise and consider what would happen if a foreign government's members were discussing the personal choices , makeup and "talks" for members of the next American government.

> please perform a thought exercise and consider what would happen if a foreign government's members were discussing the personal choices , makeup and "talks" for members of the next American government.

We can discuss potential successors to Xi right here on HN, and an outsider might say that "a forum frequented by some Silicon Valley billionaires is picking the next leader of China." But that would be a huge misrepresentation of our influence.

The fixation of Russian trolls on that single phone call reeks of desperation.