Vatnik Soup is a Twitter-based series of threads of Russian disinformation actors that are compiled by Pekka Kallioniemi, a computer lecturer from Tampere University, Finland.[1][2] The name comes from the pejorative word for a Russian vatnik which refers to the cold-weather army clothes that Russian soldiers wear, but has since recently being used to refer to supporters or fellow travellers of Vladimir Putin or Ruscism.[3]

Since starting in 2022, Kallioniemi has compiled over 200 threads of people and organisations, mainly useful idiots who have been distributing Russian disinformation on social media, especially since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The threads initially profiled local Finnish fellow travellers such as Johan Bäckman,[4] but has since expanded to include people such Max Blumenthal and Viktor Orbán, and more controversially, public figures seen to have soft stances towards Russia, like Pope Francis.[5] It is now seen as part of the NAFO counter-disinformation network against Russian disinformation.

Notable threads

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References

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  1. ^ Tampereen Yliopisto - Pekka Kailloniemi
  2. ^ Smart, Jason Jay (2023-05-28). "'Vatnik Soup' - Too Hot for Moscow's Apologists' Taste". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  3. ^ Cuda, Heidi. "'Lying on Purpose' - Exposing a 'Vatnik Soup'". Byline Supplement. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ Vatnik Soup - Johan Bäckman
  5. ^ Vatnik Soup - Viktor Orbán
  6. ^ Vatnik Soup - Andrew Anglin
  7. ^ Vatnik Soup - Austria
  8. ^ Vatnik Soup - Julian Assange
  9. ^ Vatnik Soup - Arron Banks
  10. ^ Vatnik Soup - Silvio Berlusconi
  11. ^ Vatnik Soup - Max Blumenthal
  12. ^ Vatnik Soup - Tucker Carlson
  13. ^ Vatnik Soup - Noam Chomsky
  14. ^ Vatnik Soup - Kim Dotcom
  15. ^ Vatnik Soup - Aleksandr Dugin
  16. ^ Vatnik Soup - Michael Flynn
  17. ^ Vatnik Soup - Pope Francis
  18. ^ Vatnik Soup - Tulsi Gabbard
  19. ^ Vatnik Soup - George Galloway
  20. ^ Vatnik Soup - Marjorie Taylor Greene
  21. ^ Vatnik Soup - Glenn Greenwald
  22. ^ Vatnik Soup - Jackson Hinkle
  23. ^ Vatnik Soup - Elon Musk (part 1)
  24. ^ Vatnik Soup - Elon Musk (part 2)
  25. ^ Vatnik Soup - Jordan Peterson
  26. ^ Vatnik Soup - Janus Putkonen
  27. ^ Vatnik Soup - Tara Reade
  28. ^ Martin Pengelly (May 30, 2023). "Tara Reade, who accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, defects to Russia". The Guardian.
  29. ^ Vatnik Soup - Margarita Simonyan
  30. ^ Vatnik Soup - Wagner Group
  31. ^ Vatnik Soup - ZeroHedge
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