Signal
Submitted
Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Pekka Kallioniemi's Vatnik Soup profiles seven Estonian figures spreading Kremlin-aligned propaganda in 2025, highlighting their roles in disinformation and influence operations in Estonia.
In June 2025, Finnish researcher Pekka Kallioniemi’s Vatnik Soup project, a leading X platform resource tracking pro-Kremlin propagandists, featured seven Estonian-related profiles exposing Kremlin narratives in Estonia. The profiles include Varro Vooglaid, a member of the Estonian parliament echoing Kremlin anti-NATO and anti-EU rhetoric; Sergei Tsaulin, a Soviet nostalgia activist now living in Russia and used by Kremlin media; Oleg Ivanov, a crypto promoter turned pro-Kremlin operative linked to financial fraud and political agitation; Harry Raudvere, a nationalist businessman and neo-Nazi sympathizer supporting Kremlin lines; Oleg Bessedin, a disinformation spreader targeting Russian-speakers and serving as PR manager for the KOOS party; Aivo Peterson, a detained pro-Kremlin activist and politician accused of treason; and Jana Toom, an MEP undermining Estonia’s pro-Western stance through soft-power Kremlin-aligned politics. Vatnik Soup’s extensive profiles have amassed hundreds of thousands of views on X and serve as a key tool in mapping pro-Kremlin influence and disinformation activities within Estonia.
Confidence: High
The event explicitly details Russian-aligned actors actively spreading Kremlin disinformation narratives in Estonia, identifying specific individuals and activities aligned with hostile propaganda efforts. It does not describe defensive or allied preparatory actions.
Source URL
https://propastop.org/en/2025/06/19/what-estonians-made-it-to-pekka-kallioniemis-vatnik-soup
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
3
Event time
Jun 19, 2025, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Estonia; Ida-Virumaa; Tallinn
Primary actor
Pekka Kallioniemi
Country
Estonia
Tags
Kremlin propaganda, Estonia, disinformation, Vatnik Soup, pro-Kremlin actors, political influence, Russian narratives, KOOS party, treason, Russian-speaking community
Nodes
Node 2: 5th Column
Signal
Submitted
Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Pekka Kallioniemi's Vatnik Soup profiles seven Estonian figures spreading Kremlin-aligned propaganda in 2025, highlighting their roles in disinformation and influence operations in Estonia.
In June 2025, Finnish researcher Pekka Kallioniemi’s Vatnik Soup project, a leading X platform resource tracking pro-Kremlin propagandists, featured seven Estonian-related profiles exposing Kremlin narratives in Estonia. The profiles include Varro Vooglaid, a member of the Estonian parliament echoing Kremlin anti-NATO and anti-EU rhetoric; Sergei Tsaulin, a Soviet nostalgia activist now living in Russia and used by Kremlin media; Oleg Ivanov, a crypto promoter turned pro-Kremlin operative linked to financial fraud and political agitation; Harry Raudvere, a nationalist businessman and neo-Nazi sympathizer supporting Kremlin lines; Oleg Bessedin, a disinformation spreader targeting Russian-speakers and serving as PR manager for the KOOS party; Aivo Peterson, a detained pro-Kremlin activist and politician accused of treason; and Jana Toom, an MEP undermining Estonia’s pro-Western stance through soft-power Kremlin-aligned politics. Vatnik Soup’s extensive profiles have amassed hundreds of thousands of views on X and serve as a key tool in mapping pro-Kremlin influence and disinformation activities within Estonia.
Confidence: High
The event explicitly details Russian-aligned actors actively spreading Kremlin disinformation narratives in Estonia, identifying specific individuals and activities aligned with hostile propaganda efforts. It does not describe defensive or allied preparatory actions.
Source URL
https://propastop.org/en/2025/06/19/what-estonians-made-it-to-pekka-kallioniemis-vatnik-soup
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
3
Event time
Jun 19, 2025, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Estonia; Ida-Virumaa; Tallinn
Primary actor
Pekka Kallioniemi
Country
Estonia
Tags
Kremlin propaganda, Estonia, disinformation, Vatnik Soup, pro-Kremlin actors, political influence, Russian narratives, KOOS party, treason, Russian-speaking community
Nodes
Node 2: 5th Column