diplomatic cover

noun

: the special protection that is given to a diplomat

traveling with the benefit of diplomatic cover

Examples of diplomatic cover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beijing also lends significant political support and diplomatic cover to the two international pariahs. —Nectar Gan, CNN, 23 June 2024

But Washington must also wield its considerable leverage, including weapons sales and diplomatic cover, to apply pressure on Israel to agree to a ceasefire. —William Walldorf, TIME, 7 June 2024

Chinese diplomats, like Russian ones, met with Hamas’s leaders and provided diplomatic cover for the terrorist group, vetoing UN Security Council resolutions that would have condemned Hamas. —Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024

China provides Russia with diplomatic cover and an economic lifeline by purchasing Russian oil, gas and coal, and by selling Chinese consumer goods and technology to Russia. —Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

China has taken a neutral position on the Ukraine war, providing Russia with diplomatic cover and economic support through trade. —Ken Moritsugu and Zen Soo, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024

In this, Israel has had clear U.S. backing, both in terms of tangible military aid and diplomatic cover at the United Nations and other international forums, much to the chagrin of European allies and partners elsewhere. —Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024

But against the backdrop of the White House briefings, the Russian pretext provided no diplomatic cover. —TIME, 29 Feb. 2024

Using front and shell companies, foreign partners, and diplomatic cover, as well as by false flagging vessels and changing ship ownership on registrations, North Korea has disguised many illicit transactions as innocent ones—or hidden them entirely. —Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2024