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#podcast - Russia's language of war - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service

10 February 2025

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.

Putin is pulling Trump's puppet strings

Putin’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, RS-28 Sarmat, leaves a “crater” in Russia after causing a “catastrophic explosion”, says RUSI’s Professor Steve Fetter.

Fake US Promises to Ukraine? Kaja Kallas’ Emotional Warning 💔🇪🇺 | Munich 2025

Trump's Military Draft Deferment Isn't Unusual The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com › ideas › archive › 2019/01

Jan 2, 2019 — More than 15 million men of Trump's generation sought to avoid active-duty military service, including George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/trumps-military-draft-deferment-isnt-unusual/579265/