What is going on?

I mean, sure, we're all very confused about politics lately, but the Russian Embassy's latest tweet about the United States is truly just mind-boggling.。

Everyone is curious because on Monday afternoon the Russian Embassy's official U.S. Twitter account sent out a pretty cryptic tweet. It stated that according to Russian diplomat and Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, "There have been no talks between Russia and the United States about the lifting of sanctions." 。

So that's fine, but the strange part is the attached photograph -- a table filled with burgers, fries, ketchup bottles, paper towel and some delicious looking tea/juice-like beverages.
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Hmmm. Okay. 。

Hmmm. Okay.。

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Twitter users keeping track of the world's affairs were of course perplexed by the choice of image as well, and aired their collective confusion on the platform.。

The people needed to know what the burgers meant. What type of meat was on them?

The people needed to know what the burgers meant. What type of meat was on them? What was the symbolism here? Why was this not a table of pizza? Is this an insult to Americans? Are these rat burgers?

Nobody knows. 。

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The Peskov quote tweeted alongside the mysterious burger image comes from the following article, also included in the tweet, which references the 。

food embargo。

Russia has imposed on several products originating in sanction targeting countries.。