rubotnik
Combination of Russian troll bot and vatnik. Rubotniks can be frequently seen gathering on social media platforms, such as Twitter/X, typically spreading their crooked ideology and trying to manipulate public opinion. In the majority of cases, they are just troll bots trying to appear as real persons and as such trying to persuade/influence readers into distrusting democratic values, undermining European/Western defense efforts, or more generally, supporting Kremlin politics. They often appear in packs, supporting their fellow rubotniks' views, in an effort to amplify their simulated, pretended world view.
Politician: We need to ramp up our defenses and support Ukraine in defending against the Russian invaders.
Rubotnik1: We escalate the war by additional defenses! (Although Ruzzia has been threatening the West for years...)
Rubotnik2: Yes, it is NATO who provocated Russia! (Although in reality, autonomous nations decide to join NATO themselves, such as Sweden and Finland in the face of threats from Ruzzia.)
Rubotnik1: We escalate the war by additional defenses! (Although Ruzzia has been threatening the West for years...)
Rubotnik2: Yes, it is NATO who provocated Russia! (Although in reality, autonomous nations decide to join NATO themselves, such as Sweden and Finland in the face of threats from Ruzzia.)
