Vatnik soup explained

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

• Andrew Anglin^[6]
• Austria^[7] — The country is noted for soft stance against Russia, for Vienna's hub as a centre for spies and links to major Russian corporations including Austria's main oil and gas company OMV & major financial institution Raiffeisen Bank International.
• Julian Assange^[8]
• Arron Banks^[9]
• Silvio Berlusconi^[10]
• Max Blumenthal^[11]
• Tucker Carlson^[12]
• Noam Chomsky^[13]
• Kim Dotcom^[14]
• Aleksandr Dugin^[15]
• Michael Flynn^[16]
• Pope Francis^[17]
• Tulsi Gabbard^[18]
• George Galloway^[19]
• Marjorie Taylor Greene^[20]
• Glenn Greenwald^[21]
• Jackson Hinkle^[22]
• Elon Musk^{[23] [24]}
• Jordan Peterson^[25]
• Janus Putkonen^[26]
• Tara Reade, the woman who accused Joe Biden of sexually abusing her.^[27] She later defected to Russia.^[28]
• Margarita Simonyan^[29]
• Wagner Group^[30]
• ZeroHedge^[31]

See also

• IT Army of Ukraine
• Russian web brigades
• Russo-Ukrainian cyberwarfare
• Saint Javelin
• Vatnik

External links

• Vatnik Soup

References

• Text was copied from Vatnik Soup at RationalWiki, which is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.

Notes and References

1. https://researchportal.tuni.fi/fi/persons/pekka-kallioniemi Tampereen Yliopisto - Pekka Kailloniemi
2. Web site: Smart . Jason Jay . 2023-05-28 . 'Vatnik Soup' - Too Hot for Moscow's Apologists' Taste . 2024-04-28 . Kyiv Post . en.
3. Web site: Cuda . Heidi . 'Lying on Purpose' - Exposing a 'Vatnik Soup' . 2024-04-28 . Byline Supplement . en.
4. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/5 Vatnik Soup - Johan Bäckman
5. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/31 Vatnik Soup - Viktor Orbán
6. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/69 Vatnik Soup - Andrew Anglin
7. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/95 Vatnik Soup - Austria
8. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/269/ Vatnik Soup - Julian Assange
9. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/163 Vatnik Soup - Arron Banks
10. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/134 Vatnik Soup - Silvio Berlusconi
11. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/11 Vatnik Soup - Max Blumenthal
12. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/167 Vatnik Soup - Tucker Carlson
13. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/181 Vatnik Soup - Noam Chomsky
14. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/159 Vatnik Soup - Kim Dotcom
15. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/30 Vatnik Soup - Aleksandr Dugin
16. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/63 Vatnik Soup - Michael Flynn
17. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/235 Vatnik Soup - Pope Francis
18. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/185 Vatnik Soup - Tulsi Gabbard
19. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/76 Vatnik Soup - George Galloway
20. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/64 Vatnik Soup - Marjorie Taylor Greene
21. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/105 Vatnik Soup - Glenn Greenwald
22. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/113 Vatnik Soup - Jackson Hinkle
23. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/201 Vatnik Soup - Elon Musk (part 1)
24. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/203 Vatnik Soup - Elon Musk (part 2)
25. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/192 Vatnik Soup - Jordan Peterson
26. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/1 Vatnik Soup - Janus Putkonen
27. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/190 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. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/36 Vatnik Soup - Margarita Simonyan
30. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/81 Vatnik Soup - Wagner Group
31. https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/153 Vatnik Soup - ZeroHedge