Conservatnik

A conservative/Republican/MAGA supporter in the USA whose positions on foreign policy are suspiciously in line with the Kremlin’s.

Portmanteau of “conservative” with vatnik (Russian ultranationalist).

Tucker Carlson said he is rooting for the Russians to win in Ukraine. He is such a conservatnik!

Conservatniks keep extolling Putin’s Russia for its “traditional values” while claiming Western countries are decadent. Whose side are they really on?

I know people like to say the horseshoe theory is BS. But, isn’t it strange how so many “anti-imperialist” leftists sound just like conservatniks when it comes to foreign policy?