Zelensky explains why Russia failed to capture Kyiv in 2022. And no, it wasn’t because some Russian general took the wrong road, as Trump keeps saying.

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In today’s Vatnik Soup, our 400th (!), we introduce the Vatnik Archetype: the recurring character who claims to oppose war while defending invasions, claims to fight imperialism while serving Moscow, and claims to seek truth while repeating the vilest propaganda.

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The typical vatnik is not defined by what he (or she) believes in, but by what he excuses. He may be far-left or far-right, nationalist or anti-imperialist, religious or atheist. The position changes, but the core is the same: a clone of all other vatniks.

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The vatnik claims to be anti-war — but wants the aggressor to win. The vatnik supports “peace” — but only if it means Russian occupation of recognized Ukrainian territory. In other conflicts, no matter how complex, the vatnik might vehemently support armed resistance.

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But not Ukrainian resistance to Russia — a conflict without the slightest ambiguity on who the aggressor is, and where surrender means filtration camps, sexual abuse, torture or death.

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