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“ 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.

— Pekka Kallioniemi [1]

Vatnik Soups

Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll discuss Russia’s disinformation and propaganda campaigning in more detail, and go through four of the main ”big“ themes around which most of their propaganda is based on.” (thread) (pdf)

Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll introduce an Irish politician and a MEP from (South) Ireland: Mick Wallace. He aligns himself strongly with another Irish MEP, Clare Daly, and his love for both Russia and China has been evident in his recent comments and appearances.” (thread) (pdf) (Mick Wallace, Clare Daly)

Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll discuss Russkiy mir, the “Russian World”. It’s a concept that comprises of core culture of Russia, including its traditions & interactions with other cultures. This series is an attempt to explain motivations behind Russia’s actions & motivations” (thread) (pdf)

Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll introduce a russian spokeswoman and a birthday girl, Maria Zakharova. She’s been working at this position since 2015. Maria married Andrei Makarov in a glamorous ceremony in New York in 2005. This soup consists of pictures from this lavish event.” (thread) (pdf) (Maria Zakharova)

Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll be introducing a British reality TV star and a propagandist, George Galloway. He’s best known for his appearance on Big Brother, affiliation with Russia state-media & his love for various authoritarian regimes around the globe.” (thread) (pdf) (George Galloway)

https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1617082346640916480

In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll introduce Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group. I have written about the topic before, but now that it’s been designated as a Transnational Criminal Organization by the US, we should reiterate some key points and update the latest news about them. (Wagner)

https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1589145838869434370

Fringe pro-russia bloggers such as the Grayzone like to keep the russia narrative of Ukrainian neo-nazis and the need for “denazification” inside Ukraine. Today I’ll be introducing a real Russian #vatnik, co-leader of the Rusich group and a neo-nazi called Aleksei Milchakov. (Rusich)