There were times in Ukraine’s recent history when even the country’s military brass were kneeling before the U.S. Literally. In June 2013, then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft received the saber of the Ukrainian Cossack in the city of Kherson from a kneeling Ukrainian high-rank military official. Mr. Tefft nowadays is serving the country as an Ambassador to Russia where no such honors are even imaginable. https://observer.com/2015/01/the-new-ukraine-is-run-by-rogues-sexpots-warlords-lunatics-and-oligarchs/

VLADIMIR PUTIN: Do you want me to keep answering? KEIR SIMMONS: In America, we call what you're doing now "whataboutism." "What about this? What about that?" It's a way of not answering the question. Whataboutism, also known as whataboutery, is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument. According to Russian writer, chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov, "whataboutism" is a word that was coined to describe the frequent use of a rhetorical diversion by Soviet apologists and dictators, who would counter charges of their oppression, "massacres, gulags, and forced deportations" by invoking American slavery, racism, lynchings, etc. Whataboutism has been used by other politicians and countries as well. Whataboutism is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda. When criticisms were leveled at the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the Soviet response would often use "and what about you?" style by instancing of an event or situation in the Western world. The idea can be found in Russian language: while it utilizes phrase "Sam takoi" for direct tu quoque-like "you too"; it also has "Sam ne lutche" ("not better") phrase.

April 17, 2021 Austin’s paradox executed by Biden: “How to do things with words” – Biden slammed sanctions on Russia for its bad behaviour, but… The US President did however call for unity, insisting that Washington is willing to work with Moscow. He said: "Now is the time to deescalate through thoughtful dialogue. "The United State is ready to move through that process. "Where there's an interest for the United States to work with Russia, we should and we will." https://www.thesun.ie/news/6855122/vladimir-putin-blocks-foreign-warships-ukraine/

While considered taboo, swearwords shouldn’t necessarily be excised from personal or even public discourse.Trump himself is a famous swearer, having used a vulgarity to address the Chinese, arguing that the best way to deal with the Islamic State militant group was to “bomb the s--- out of them” and, of course, revealed his fool-proof strategy for seducing women: “Grab ’em by the pussy.” Given all the curses flying, why should anyone be surprised or bothered that Trump called the Democrats’ investigations into him “BULLS---” on Twitter? https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/why-trump-s-obscene-tweets-ukraine-scandal-help-him-hurt-ncna1062761

SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS брит. ; разг. победы и поражения, взлёты и падения; достоинства и недостатки, плюсы и минусы см. тж. you win some you lose some , you can't win them all What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts / It's swings and roundabouts. — Потеряешь в одном, выиграешь в другом. / Никогда не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь. If you earn more, you pay more tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts. — Чем больше зарабатываешь, тем больше платишь налогов. Ничего не поделаешь. Chalmers used this phrase – and the accompanying sentiment or meaning – in a poem titled ‘Roundabouts and Swings’, which was first published in Chalmers’ volume Green Days and Blue Days in 1912. The original poem is interesting not least because it cleverly employs existing expressions (round and round, up and down) to describe the pattern of financial profit and loss experienced by the travelling man. In doing so, and in using the symbols of the roundabouts and the swings to reinforce this sense of gain and loss, the poem arguably helped to bring the phrase to a wider audience. https://interestingliterature.com/2015/09/the-interesting-origins-of-the-phrase-swings-and-roundabouts/

Globally, non-native speakers of English outnumber native speakers three to one, although defining the term ‘native English speaker’ is complicated. The term usually refers to anyone who speaks English from early childhood, as their first language. But many children grow up learning multiple languages simultaneously – for instance, if their parents are from different places, or if a nation has several official languages. A particular status is attached to English that sounds as if it comes from countries that are wealthy, majority white and mostly monolingual. According to this limited view, multilingual countries like Nigeria and Singapore have less ‘legitimate’ and desirable forms of English (even though English is an official language in both). Globally, the most respected types of English are varieties such as British, American and Australian, says Sender Dovchin, a sociolinguist at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210528-the-pervasive-problem-of-linguistic-racism

Netflix translated the famous Russian blockbuster «Брат» into English — «бандеровец» was rendered as Ukrainian Nazi collaborator. After numerous Ukrainian complaints it was changed to an ambiguous “Banderite”. http://surl.li/vqiw

Interpreters are taken care of – a rare case! Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and UK government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced.Including family members, more than 3,000 Afghans are expected to be allowed to settle in the UK, joining 1,300 who have already done so. The decision comes amid fears for their safety as international troops prepare to leave the country. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57301065

Donald Trump’s unique speaking style, explained by linguists By Tara Golshan Jan 11, 2017, 12:50pm EST https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/11/14238274/trumps-speaking-style-press-conference-linguists-explain