The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Russia
Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak
The Explanation · BBC World Service
December 21, 202428m 15s
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Show Notes
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