Cormac Smith
@kozakcormac.bsky.social
Former:🇬🇧civil servant & advisor Foreign Minister 🇺🇦, charity leader, media pundit, contributing editor: https://defencebrink.uk/,
Ex international bobsleigh brakeman 2 Nations🇮🇪🇬🇧, https://youtu.be/7B4XZLTD3rg
Truth well told
https://youtu.be/qUblWyX4y4c
Ex international bobsleigh brakeman 2 Nations🇮🇪🇬🇧, https://youtu.be/7B4XZLTD3rg
Truth well told
https://youtu.be/qUblWyX4y4c
The Trump/Putin peace plan?
This is Russia’s terms for Ukranian capitulation translated in to English by America.
Be very clear; it would mean 3 things:
1. The end of Ukraine
2. The end of ‘our’ Rules Based Order
3. Nuclear proliferation & WWIII brought closer
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
This is Russia’s terms for Ukranian capitulation translated in to English by America.
Be very clear; it would mean 3 things:
1. The end of Ukraine
2. The end of ‘our’ Rules Based Order
3. Nuclear proliferation & WWIII brought closer
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Trump/Putin peace plan?
This is Russia’s terms for Ukranian capitulation translated in to English by America.
Be very clear; it would mean 3 things:
1. The end of Ukraine
2. The end of ‘our’ Rules Based Order
3. Nuclear proliferation & WWIII brought closer
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
This is Russia’s terms for Ukranian capitulation translated in to English by America.
Be very clear; it would mean 3 things:
1. The end of Ukraine
2. The end of ‘our’ Rules Based Order
3. Nuclear proliferation & WWIII brought closer
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
I was a senior council officer for 15 years; local government is a wee bit more complicated than these Reform charlatans seem to think.
It may well be the rock they perish on🙏
It may well be the rock they perish on🙏
Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I was a senior council officer for 15 years; local government is a wee bit more complicated than these Reform charlatans seem to think.
It may well be the rock they perish on🙏
It may well be the rock they perish on🙏
Trump/Putin peace deal is a non starter
I’m grateful to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for a generous 10 minutes to discuss latest Trump/Putin ‘peace’ deal for Ukraine.
Cooked up between Kremlin & Whitehouse, without Ukraine’s involvement, it is a deal Ukraine cannot & will not accept
youtu.be/6b3okZbeTYU
I’m grateful to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for a generous 10 minutes to discuss latest Trump/Putin ‘peace’ deal for Ukraine.
Cooked up between Kremlin & Whitehouse, without Ukraine’s involvement, it is a deal Ukraine cannot & will not accept
youtu.be/6b3okZbeTYU
JOB on Trump Putin deal
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Trump/Putin peace deal is a non starter
I’m grateful to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for a generous 10 minutes to discuss latest Trump/Putin ‘peace’ deal for Ukraine.
Cooked up between Kremlin & Whitehouse, without Ukraine’s involvement, it is a deal Ukraine cannot & will not accept
youtu.be/6b3okZbeTYU
I’m grateful to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for a generous 10 minutes to discuss latest Trump/Putin ‘peace’ deal for Ukraine.
Cooked up between Kremlin & Whitehouse, without Ukraine’s involvement, it is a deal Ukraine cannot & will not accept
youtu.be/6b3okZbeTYU
Reposted by Cormac Smith
Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gosh. What a surprise.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
#Russia GDP growth drops to 0.6% in 3rd quarter of 2025, compared to 1.1% in 2nd quarter
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,362: #Kyiv Deal With #Greece For US Natural Gas
#Ukraine
eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukra...
#Ukraine
eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukra...
Ukraine War, Day 1,362: Kyiv Deal With Greece For US Natural Gas - EA WorldView
Facing Russia's intense attacks on its energy infrastructure, Ukraine reaches a deal with Greece for the supply of US liquified natural gas.
eaworldview.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#Russia GDP growth drops to 0.6% in 3rd quarter of 2025, compared to 1.1% in 2nd quarter
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
London is my home & quite possibly the greatest city on earth.
I first moved here in 1987 & it keeps getting better.
It’s vibrant & truly diverse, 40% immigrants like me & my partner & guess what; we get on pretty well together.
Big shout out to: @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning on @lbc.co.uk
I first moved here in 1987 & it keeps getting better.
It’s vibrant & truly diverse, 40% immigrants like me & my partner & guess what; we get on pretty well together.
Big shout out to: @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning on @lbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
London is my home & quite possibly the greatest city on earth.
I first moved here in 1987 & it keeps getting better.
It’s vibrant & truly diverse, 40% immigrants like me & my partner & guess what; we get on pretty well together.
Big shout out to: @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning on @lbc.co.uk
I first moved here in 1987 & it keeps getting better.
It’s vibrant & truly diverse, 40% immigrants like me & my partner & guess what; we get on pretty well together.
Big shout out to: @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning on @lbc.co.uk
Great to return to @TimesRadio studio with @PhilipIngMBE.
We discussed:
Difficult situation in Pokrovsk where Ukraine bleeds Russia white.
A very good article by @ZaluzhnyiUA in NY Post & the need to give Ukraine more respect.
And my bobsleigh career👇
youtu.be/ACEgQdrYbj4?si…
We discussed:
Difficult situation in Pokrovsk where Ukraine bleeds Russia white.
A very good article by @ZaluzhnyiUA in NY Post & the need to give Ukraine more respect.
And my bobsleigh career👇
youtu.be/ACEgQdrYbj4?si…
Putin’s Pokrovsk operation is ‘bleeding Russia dry’ | Cormac Smith
YouTube video by Times Radio
https://youtu.be/ACEgQdrYbj4?si…
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Great to return to @TimesRadio studio with @PhilipIngMBE.
We discussed:
Difficult situation in Pokrovsk where Ukraine bleeds Russia white.
A very good article by @ZaluzhnyiUA in NY Post & the need to give Ukraine more respect.
And my bobsleigh career👇
youtu.be/ACEgQdrYbj4?si…
We discussed:
Difficult situation in Pokrovsk where Ukraine bleeds Russia white.
A very good article by @ZaluzhnyiUA in NY Post & the need to give Ukraine more respect.
And my bobsleigh career👇
youtu.be/ACEgQdrYbj4?si…
‘Lest we forget’
Today I shall join my friend @PhilipIngMBE in the @TimesRadio Frontline Studio to discuss the latest on a war that we risk forgetting, Russia’s war on Ukraine.
And on this armistice day we will also reflect on all those who paid & are still paying the ultimate price for freedom.
Today I shall join my friend @PhilipIngMBE in the @TimesRadio Frontline Studio to discuss the latest on a war that we risk forgetting, Russia’s war on Ukraine.
And on this armistice day we will also reflect on all those who paid & are still paying the ultimate price for freedom.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
‘Lest we forget’
Today I shall join my friend @PhilipIngMBE in the @TimesRadio Frontline Studio to discuss the latest on a war that we risk forgetting, Russia’s war on Ukraine.
And on this armistice day we will also reflect on all those who paid & are still paying the ultimate price for freedom.
Today I shall join my friend @PhilipIngMBE in the @TimesRadio Frontline Studio to discuss the latest on a war that we risk forgetting, Russia’s war on Ukraine.
And on this armistice day we will also reflect on all those who paid & are still paying the ultimate price for freedom.
Jaysus, I’m finally getting a wee bit of traction on @bsky.app
And looks like it’s all down to my buddy; the great @olddogua.bsky.social
Slava feckin Ukraini 💪💛💙
And looks like it’s all down to my buddy; the great @olddogua.bsky.social
Slava feckin Ukraini 💪💛💙
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth
“Last November, I visited Pokrovsk and called it the farmhouse at Waterloo”, writes the former Ukrainian Marine, Shaun Pinner.
cepa.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Jaysus, I’m finally getting a wee bit of traction on @bsky.app
And looks like it’s all down to my buddy; the great @olddogua.bsky.social
Slava feckin Ukraini 💪💛💙
And looks like it’s all down to my buddy; the great @olddogua.bsky.social
Slava feckin Ukraini 💪💛💙
Reposted by Cormac Smith
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth
“Last November, I visited Pokrovsk and called it the farmhouse at Waterloo”, writes the former Ukrainian Marine, Shaun Pinner.
cepa.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
‘There are no Brexit benifits’
Over 6 years ago I stood outside Tufton Street & said 3 things:
1 It was a right wing libertarian plot
2 The poorest duped to support it would suffer the most
3 And it’s caused a few problems in NI too
There are no Brexit benefits, only pain
youtu.be/ZKIjv2EjKfI?fe…
Over 6 years ago I stood outside Tufton Street & said 3 things:
1 It was a right wing libertarian plot
2 The poorest duped to support it would suffer the most
3 And it’s caused a few problems in NI too
There are no Brexit benefits, only pain
youtu.be/ZKIjv2EjKfI?fe…
#R4OR Tufton Street LONDON Oct 2019 Cormac
YouTube video by Final Say For All - Beehives
https://youtu.be/ZKIjv2EjKfI?fe…
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
‘There are no Brexit benifits’
Over 6 years ago I stood outside Tufton Street & said 3 things:
1 It was a right wing libertarian plot
2 The poorest duped to support it would suffer the most
3 And it’s caused a few problems in NI too
There are no Brexit benefits, only pain
youtu.be/ZKIjv2EjKfI?fe…
Over 6 years ago I stood outside Tufton Street & said 3 things:
1 It was a right wing libertarian plot
2 The poorest duped to support it would suffer the most
3 And it’s caused a few problems in NI too
There are no Brexit benefits, only pain
youtu.be/ZKIjv2EjKfI?fe…
‘There is no other Russia, It must be defeated like Nazi Germany & its people brought to their knees’
What Russians say:
“Russia isn’t suited for democratic rule. We are better off with a tsar”
&
“Putin’s opponents are deluded for not realising they are in the minority”
inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
What Russians say:
“Russia isn’t suited for democratic rule. We are better off with a tsar”
&
“Putin’s opponents are deluded for not realising they are in the minority”
inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
I'm a Russian living in London - this is what people back home think of Putin
Jana Bakunina reveals what pro-Putin friends and family told her when she visited her home city of Yekaterinburg - and how opponents are burying their heads in the sand to survive
inews.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
‘There is no other Russia, It must be defeated like Nazi Germany & its people brought to their knees’
What Russians say:
“Russia isn’t suited for democratic rule. We are better off with a tsar”
&
“Putin’s opponents are deluded for not realising they are in the minority”
inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
What Russians say:
“Russia isn’t suited for democratic rule. We are better off with a tsar”
&
“Putin’s opponents are deluded for not realising they are in the minority”
inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
‘The most resilient people’
(Re upping this photo from 19 months ago)
When this photo was taken there were an estimated 20,000 amputees in Ukraine, victims of bastard Russia’s genocidal war.
By current estimates the number of amputees in Ukraine is now at least 35,000 & may be as many as 100,000.
(Re upping this photo from 19 months ago)
When this photo was taken there were an estimated 20,000 amputees in Ukraine, victims of bastard Russia’s genocidal war.
By current estimates the number of amputees in Ukraine is now at least 35,000 & may be as many as 100,000.
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
‘The most resilient people’
(Re upping this photo from 19 months ago)
When this photo was taken there were an estimated 20,000 amputees in Ukraine, victims of bastard Russia’s genocidal war.
By current estimates the number of amputees in Ukraine is now at least 35,000 & may be as many as 100,000.
(Re upping this photo from 19 months ago)
When this photo was taken there were an estimated 20,000 amputees in Ukraine, victims of bastard Russia’s genocidal war.
By current estimates the number of amputees in Ukraine is now at least 35,000 & may be as many as 100,000.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with Colombia.
‘Drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping’: the lawless rush for rare earth minerals in Venezuela
Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with Colombia
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with Colombia.
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth
“Last November, I visited Pokrovsk and called it the farmhouse at Waterloo”, writes the former Ukrainian Marine, Shaun Pinner.
cepa.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
‘What’s wrong with Britain - it’s easy as ABC’
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
And two were choices?
Of for a bit of humility and the ability to admit when we got it wrong🤔
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
And two were choices?
Of for a bit of humility and the ability to admit when we got it wrong🤔
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
‘What’s wrong with Britain - it’s easy as ABC’
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
And two were choices?
Of for a bit of humility and the ability to admit when we got it wrong🤔
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
And two were choices?
Of for a bit of humility and the ability to admit when we got it wrong🤔
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Not three more Reform councillors expelled from their flagship council in Kent- ah Jaysus!
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Not three more Reform councillors expelled from their flagship council in Kent- ah Jaysus!
Reposted by Cormac Smith
👉 youtu.be/JJJNTGE0qDo?...
🎙️ You can now watch my latest Voices from the Front podcast on YouTube, dive in, subscribe, and help amplify Ukraine’s story.
🎙️ You can now watch my latest Voices from the Front podcast on YouTube, dive in, subscribe, and help amplify Ukraine’s story.
TRUMP, ORBAN & PUTIN: Sanctions, Propaganda and Hungary - with Cormac Smith #voicesfromthefront
YouTube video by Shaun Pinner
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
👉 youtu.be/JJJNTGE0qDo?...
🎙️ You can now watch my latest Voices from the Front podcast on YouTube, dive in, subscribe, and help amplify Ukraine’s story.
🎙️ You can now watch my latest Voices from the Front podcast on YouTube, dive in, subscribe, and help amplify Ukraine’s story.
‘The Ukraine’
Ireland has elected a far left ‘Tankie’ peace monger who spouts Kremlin talking points:
1.Insists on referring to ‘The Ukraine’
2.Railed against EU & industrial military base.
3.Has likened Germany’s recent rearmament to that of 1930’s Nazi Germany.
She does not want Europe defended
Ireland has elected a far left ‘Tankie’ peace monger who spouts Kremlin talking points:
1.Insists on referring to ‘The Ukraine’
2.Railed against EU & industrial military base.
3.Has likened Germany’s recent rearmament to that of 1930’s Nazi Germany.
She does not want Europe defended
October 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
‘The Ukraine’
Ireland has elected a far left ‘Tankie’ peace monger who spouts Kremlin talking points:
1.Insists on referring to ‘The Ukraine’
2.Railed against EU & industrial military base.
3.Has likened Germany’s recent rearmament to that of 1930’s Nazi Germany.
She does not want Europe defended
Ireland has elected a far left ‘Tankie’ peace monger who spouts Kremlin talking points:
1.Insists on referring to ‘The Ukraine’
2.Railed against EU & industrial military base.
3.Has likened Germany’s recent rearmament to that of 1930’s Nazi Germany.
She does not want Europe defended
Reposted by Cormac Smith
🎙️Voices from the Front tomorrow: I’m joined by @CormacS63 , former UK Government adviser and communications strategist.
We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.
We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.
October 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🎙️Voices from the Front tomorrow: I’m joined by @CormacS63 , former UK Government adviser and communications strategist.
We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.
We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
If you haven't already, give Sean @olddogua.bsky.social and Cormac @kozakcormac.bsky.social a follow.
This will be well worth listening to.
This will be well worth listening to.
🎙️Voices from the Front tomorrow: I’m joined by @CormacS63 , former UK Government adviser and communications strategist.
We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.
We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.
October 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you haven't already, give Sean @olddogua.bsky.social and Cormac @kozakcormac.bsky.social a follow.
This will be well worth listening to.
This will be well worth listening to.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
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Voices from the Front “Death Sentence”
In this episode, I sit with Brahim Saadoune, a former Ukrainian Marine who fought alongside me in Mariupol. Captured and sentenced to death by Russian's & their proxy forces, Brahim’s story is one of survival, injustice and courage
Voices from the Front “Death Sentence”
In this episode, I sit with Brahim Saadoune, a former Ukrainian Marine who fought alongside me in Mariupol. Captured and sentenced to death by Russian's & their proxy forces, Brahim’s story is one of survival, injustice and courage
Sentenced to Death
🎥 Watch Now (46 mins) My in-depth interview with Brahim Saadoune — a former Ukrainian Marine sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court. After surviving captivity, Brahim remains trapped in Morocco, ...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Voices from the Front “Death Sentence”
In this episode, I sit with Brahim Saadoune, a former Ukrainian Marine who fought alongside me in Mariupol. Captured and sentenced to death by Russian's & their proxy forces, Brahim’s story is one of survival, injustice and courage
Voices from the Front “Death Sentence”
In this episode, I sit with Brahim Saadoune, a former Ukrainian Marine who fought alongside me in Mariupol. Captured and sentenced to death by Russian's & their proxy forces, Brahim’s story is one of survival, injustice and courage
‘Time to put the boot in on Russia’
Tomahawks from Trump will probably not be a game changer in themselves but the steel toecap on the boot.
They would be a very significant addition to Ukraines arsenal & will put more elements of Russia’s logistics chain in serious peril 👇
youtu.be/DeNY2HsCnPk
Tomahawks from Trump will probably not be a game changer in themselves but the steel toecap on the boot.
They would be a very significant addition to Ukraines arsenal & will put more elements of Russia’s logistics chain in serious peril 👇
youtu.be/DeNY2HsCnPk
Put the boot in on Russia
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
‘Time to put the boot in on Russia’
Tomahawks from Trump will probably not be a game changer in themselves but the steel toecap on the boot.
They would be a very significant addition to Ukraines arsenal & will put more elements of Russia’s logistics chain in serious peril 👇
youtu.be/DeNY2HsCnPk
Tomahawks from Trump will probably not be a game changer in themselves but the steel toecap on the boot.
They would be a very significant addition to Ukraines arsenal & will put more elements of Russia’s logistics chain in serious peril 👇
youtu.be/DeNY2HsCnPk
Reposted by Cormac Smith
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From the trenches of X to Bluesky, now the calm of Substack, finally some peace and long-form thought.
Come find me, follow the new front line for my longer-format pieces, stories from the ground, legal updates, and ‘Voices from the Front.’ Subscribe here👇
From the trenches of X to Bluesky, now the calm of Substack, finally some peace and long-form thought.
Come find me, follow the new front line for my longer-format pieces, stories from the ground, legal updates, and ‘Voices from the Front.’ Subscribe here👇
The Man Russia Tried To Break
When people hear my name these days, it’s usually followed by “former British soldier captured in Mariupol.” Or worse, “foreign fighter” as if I’d spent my weekends pledging allegiance to some jihad.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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From the trenches of X to Bluesky, now the calm of Substack, finally some peace and long-form thought.
Come find me, follow the new front line for my longer-format pieces, stories from the ground, legal updates, and ‘Voices from the Front.’ Subscribe here👇
From the trenches of X to Bluesky, now the calm of Substack, finally some peace and long-form thought.
Come find me, follow the new front line for my longer-format pieces, stories from the ground, legal updates, and ‘Voices from the Front.’ Subscribe here👇
Reposted by Cormac Smith
In every war there comes a point where on one side, or even both, the demand for men outweighs the supply. There are suggestions that Russia is approaching — or already passing — that tipping point. Will Putin go for another wave of full mobilisation? youtu.be/Of2xBjtUPEY
BREAKING: Is Russia Running Out of Men to Fill the Ranks of its Rabble Army?
YouTube video by Silicon Wafers
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In every war there comes a point where on one side, or even both, the demand for men outweighs the supply. There are suggestions that Russia is approaching — or already passing — that tipping point. Will Putin go for another wave of full mobilisation? youtu.be/Of2xBjtUPEY