US EditionMore Than 'Young Pigs': Putin's Street Slang Targets Western Leaders
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ ahead of crucial summit in Brussels
Vladimir Putin has called European leaders “little pigs” who want the collapse of Russia, ahead of a key EU summit in Brussels. Speaking at an annual meeting with the defence ministry on Wednesday (17 December), the Russian leader said Moscow would “liberate its historical lands on the battlefield” if diplomacy fails. He placed blame on former president Joe Biden for “consciously” unleashing the war in Ukraine. He added: “Europe’s little pigs im…
More Than 'Young Pigs': Putin's Street Slang Targets Western Leaders
The specific wording of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to a military meeting on December 17 is telling. His use of the street slang term "podsvinki" seemingly deliberately plays to his domestic audience by suggesting European leaders are submissive to US machinations.
Vladimir Putin seems to be at the end of his patience. At a meeting with high-ranking military officers, the Kremlin chief completely broke his collar. At the recent Ukraine summit of Europeans, he responded with threats and rabid insults.
Russia ' s economy is not capable of further war on a large scale.
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