The language of war: Russia

The Global Jigsaw

• Episode: The language of war: Russia
• Website: The Global Jigsaw
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• Duration: 00:28:11
• Published: 2024-12-21 12:32

Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak to understand the power of propaganda as a weapon of war. “Let’s cut dill”, “a pop of cotton”, “meat assault”: expressions the average foreigner might struggle to understand. We analyse Moscow’s military jargon; in part two of this mini-series, we’ll explore Kyiv’s answer to it.

Producer: Kriszta Satori, Vitaly Shevchenko Presenter: Krassi Twigg