Whether Russians took to his blunt message remains to be seen.
That blunt message was received, much as it had been after the failure of Aquino's rebellion a century earlier.
"We're all giving him pretty blunt messages," the diplomat said.
After 10 minutes, a live voice delivered a blunt message over the intercom.
Over the years Madeleine had received a lot of blunt messages like this.
Its blunt message is that the reforms should not go ahead.
Early the following week, the Fed sent a blunt message that its steps had been misinterpreted.
The blunt message given the Afghans may help them focus: no agreement, no money.
Party officials said they considered dozens of possibilities for scripts, including even blunter messages.
Roger's feelings could take care of themselves, was the blunt message there.