Pioneered by the Soviets and perfected by Putin, #VRANYO is a special word in Russia which means telling a barefaced lie which you do not expect anyone to believe.

The question is why Putin's spokesmen, like Peskov, do it in the first place?

Because there is no greater demonstration of power than a #vranyo. It shows they are above all laws. They want you to accept them as untouchables, that they can act with impunity and you won't dare to stop them.

And that's another reason to #BonkAVatnik