We live in strange times. Ukraine just threw shade at Russia in the most 2017 way possible: by tweeting a GIF.

The sparring began earlier today with this tweet from the verified Ukraine Twitter account (yes, the country has its own Twitter profile) in response to words used by Russian president Vladimir Putin earlier this week.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. When @Russia says Anne de Kiev established Russia-France relations, let us remind the sequence of events pic.twitter.com/nBKhQdyKql — Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) May 30, 2017

"When @Russia says Anne de Kiev established Russia-France relations, let us remind the sequence of events," reads the tweet.

In a news conference with the French president Emmanuel Macron, Putin had referred to Anna Yaroslavna, also known as Anne of Kiev, as "Russian Anne". The 11th-century queen was the wife of Henry 1 of France.

Ukraine didn't take kindly to the appropriation of Yaroslavna, a Kiev-born woman, by referring to her as "Russian". It's only three years since Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, and the blurring of lines between Russian and Ukrainian history is deeply politically loaded.

Not seeing a problem with any of this, Russia's own official Twitter account responded with a nicey nicey post, basically saying "let's all be friends you guys".

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. We are proud of our common history. 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦 & 🇧🇾 share the same historical heritage which should unite our nations, not divide us. pic.twitter.com/hdmkuGy22p — Russia 🇷🇺 (@Russia) May 30, 2017

"We are proud of our common history. (Russia), (Ukraine), and (Belarus) share the same historical heritage which should unite our nations, not divide us," wrote @Russia.

To which the Ukrainian account responded with a perfectly timed, sourced and themed GIF for the occasion, implying that Russia wants to return to the days of the Soviet Union and its dominion over post-Soviet states.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. You really don't change, do you? pic.twitter.com/HDfS9A8jWZ — Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) May 30, 2017

"You really don't change, do you?" reads the text beneath a GIF from a 1998 episode of The Simpsons. The short clip sees a "Russia" desk sign quickly flip to read "Soviet Union" as an official cackles maniacally.

Clearly, Ukraine was seeking a response by tagging @Russia in the original tweet. Did it plan its GIF attack all along? Who knows, but regardless, in that particular online clash, Ukraine definitely came out on top.

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