How the UK overtook the US as Russia’s top nemesis - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service

“Perfidious Albion” - how Britain replaced the US as Russia’s top nemesis and the villain at the heart of its war narrative. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Since the re-election of Donald Trump, Russian propagandists have softened their tone on the US, while intensifying their rhetoric against the UK. They’ve unleashed a wave of elaborate insults, accusations and threats against Britain, amounting at times to a full-blown character assassination. . The insults may sound theatrical, and London would deny the accusations, but beneath them lies a more troubling signal - one UK military chiefs take seriously. We ask, what does this shift reveal about Russia’s strategic intentions in a time of conflict. 00:00 The recasting of the “collective West” 05:23 Britain’s place in Russia’s war narratives 09:10 The contradictory narratives 10:14 The anti-Britain rhetoric 13:15 The history of anti-Britain attitudes 15:21 Anglophobia coexisting with Anglophilia 18:05 Why the UK? 19:49 The effect of Anglophobia on public opinion 21:11 The signal beneath the rhetoric Contributor: Bryn Windsor Producer: Kriszta Satori Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg Video producer: Suniti Singh Watch more episodes of The Global Jigsaw podcast here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fK2XXqsOE-zcX_7R7gOklU Find the whole back catalogue of The Global Jigsaw podcast here 👉🏽https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvrk Find out more about BBC Monitoring here 👉🏽 https://tinyurl.com/muutc8py ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #BBCMonitoring #moscow #russia #propaganda