Russian Embassy buys its vodka like a suburban dad — at Costco
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak is Washington’s most dangerous diplomat
….. At Russia’s fortress-like Embassy on Wisconsin Avenue, north of Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, Kislyak also hosts parties for fellow diplomats, Russia specialists and other Washingtonians with personal or business ties to Russia. (Though elegant, those functions may also reveal hints of Russia’s economic malaise: At one recent event, bartenders served Kirkland vodka—the brand sold by the bulk-discount retailer Costco.)
The Russian Embassy did not respond to a request for comment.