Vote in Congress for sanctions legislation represents will of Americans to see #Russia improve relations w/ the U.S. https://t.co/wVVUOJxqqg

— Department of State (@StateDept) July 29, 2017

Who is tweeting? Is that you ygor

— ALT🛂 Immigration (@ALT_uscis) July 29, 2017

Our State Department reading that Russia sanctions upside down, in Chinese😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱! https://t.co/VtemIMMcCE

— Diplopundit (@Diplopundit) July 30, 2017

This is obviously not the case, undermines @StateDept credibility. Can't imagine Tillerson wants to be attached to this. https://t.co/pYQ9ayyVZA

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 29, 2017

What? There is no data to support this false statement. State Department should not be pulled into this kind of distortion of the facts. https://t.co/TLXFTzn3bW

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 29, 2017

Good point. It sounds like a typical Kremlin “up is down” statement to spin blatantly bad news. https://t.co/6wgQgerAzN

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) July 29, 2017

Russia, it's not you. It's us. Our friends don't see you're much nicer in private meetings. You don't really mean to abuse our democracy https://t.co/K6XumuXc6R

— ReXXon Drillerson (@RexxonDrill) July 29, 2017

This is like saying prison is meant to improve relations w/ criminals

Sanctions are a vehicle used to punish and deter future interference

— Rogue CPI (@RogueCPI) July 29, 2017

The title of the bill is "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act." How stupid do they think people are?

— Brunch Disliker (@FoodCurmudgeon) July 29, 2017

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— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) July 29, 2017

Is this the actual state department's account or a parody? This can't be real. Sanctions are to improve relations with Russia? #Orwellian

— Jamie Kelly (@Barkforlove1) July 29, 2017

Holy hell! Who's in charge at the State Department? Dr. Strangelove? The sanctions are meant to PUNISH #Russia for hacking our elections. pic.twitter.com/b5O9q4ROZ9

— Cornelia (@PaladinCornelia) July 30, 2017