About vatniks
What is a vatnik?
A vatnik is a pro-Russian propagandist:
How to recognize a pro-Russian propagandist? They don’t like to talk about Russia.
They’ll demonize the US, NATO, Ukraine, NED, CIA and the “globalists”, but if you ask Max Blumenthal, George Galloway or Aaron Maté anything about Russia, all you get is deafening silence.
- Vatnik (Wikipedia): “a jingoistic follower of propaganda from the Russian government”
- Vatnik (Wiktionary): “A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.”
Resources about vatniks
- The Soups
- Guest Soups
- Official Ukrainian list of vatniks (in Ukrainian): Спікери, які просувають співзвучні російській пропаганді наративи
- “Evocation is a base of Russian propagandists and collaborators of the occupation regime, based on information from volunteers.” English Ukrainian Russian
- “Fakesperts” map
- “Kremlintarians” (“libertarian” vatniks)
- See also: About Ukraine