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
For the best analysis and insight into the Trump Whitehouse regime this side of the Rocky Mountains; follow this great guy: @scottlucas.bsky.social
He really is very good; he must be, he’s professor at my Alma Mater where I picked up me Politics and Economics degree all of 41 years ago😎😎👌
He really is very good; he must be, he’s professor at my Alma Mater where I picked up me Politics and Economics degree all of 41 years ago😎😎👌
Video: Ukrainians showing resilience and even some joy amid #Russia attempt to break them with aerial attacks in freezing temperatures
Turning a frozen river into an arena car drifting and a party of 3,000 residents with a DJ and dancing on the ice
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
Turning a frozen river into an arena car drifting and a party of 3,000 residents with a DJ and dancing on the ice
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,440: On Eve of Talks, #Russia Renews Massive Strikes on #Kyiv
#Ukraine
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#Ukraine
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February 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
For the best analysis and insight into the Trump Whitehouse regime this side of the Rocky Mountains; follow this great guy: @scottlucas.bsky.social
He really is very good; he must be, he’s professor at my Alma Mater where I picked up me Politics and Economics degree all of 41 years ago😎😎👌
He really is very good; he must be, he’s professor at my Alma Mater where I picked up me Politics and Economics degree all of 41 years ago😎😎👌
Brits haven't woken up to the fact that war could well be coming—and our government isn't being honest about it.
"The British Army is not ready to fight, and if it's not ready to fight, it's not ready to deter."
We need truth and real leadership NOW.
youtu.be/osCdtaqMlAc
"The British Army is not ready to fight, and if it's not ready to fight, it's not ready to deter."
We need truth and real leadership NOW.
youtu.be/osCdtaqMlAc
Government not being honest with us
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Brits haven't woken up to the fact that war could well be coming—and our government isn't being honest about it.
"The British Army is not ready to fight, and if it's not ready to fight, it's not ready to deter."
We need truth and real leadership NOW.
youtu.be/osCdtaqMlAc
"The British Army is not ready to fight, and if it's not ready to fight, it's not ready to deter."
We need truth and real leadership NOW.
youtu.be/osCdtaqMlAc
‘Bravery is born out of hardest times’
From the warmth of my London home I’m not brave, I can only imagine:
Friends in Kyiv tell me daily of freezing homes, no electricity & burst pipes.
Diplomat friends tell me of freezing elderly parents back home.
This is Genocide, yet Ukraine will not break!
From the warmth of my London home I’m not brave, I can only imagine:
Friends in Kyiv tell me daily of freezing homes, no electricity & burst pipes.
Diplomat friends tell me of freezing elderly parents back home.
This is Genocide, yet Ukraine will not break!
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM
‘Bravery is born out of hardest times’
From the warmth of my London home I’m not brave, I can only imagine:
Friends in Kyiv tell me daily of freezing homes, no electricity & burst pipes.
Diplomat friends tell me of freezing elderly parents back home.
This is Genocide, yet Ukraine will not break!
From the warmth of my London home I’m not brave, I can only imagine:
Friends in Kyiv tell me daily of freezing homes, no electricity & burst pipes.
Diplomat friends tell me of freezing elderly parents back home.
This is Genocide, yet Ukraine will not break!
‘Russia is not winning in Ukraine’
In 2025 Russia has taken just 0.9% of Ukranian land for a total losses estimated at 1,270,000.
In December alone Russia lost over twice as many troops as the USSR lost in 10 years in Afghanistan.
This is the story the world needs to hear👇
youtu.be/T6rQUz20l84
In 2025 Russia has taken just 0.9% of Ukranian land for a total losses estimated at 1,270,000.
In December alone Russia lost over twice as many troops as the USSR lost in 10 years in Afghanistan.
This is the story the world needs to hear👇
youtu.be/T6rQUz20l84
Russia is not winning
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
‘Russia is not winning in Ukraine’
In 2025 Russia has taken just 0.9% of Ukranian land for a total losses estimated at 1,270,000.
In December alone Russia lost over twice as many troops as the USSR lost in 10 years in Afghanistan.
This is the story the world needs to hear👇
youtu.be/T6rQUz20l84
In 2025 Russia has taken just 0.9% of Ukranian land for a total losses estimated at 1,270,000.
In December alone Russia lost over twice as many troops as the USSR lost in 10 years in Afghanistan.
This is the story the world needs to hear👇
youtu.be/T6rQUz20l84
Russia, backed by America, demanding Ukraine give up land they have not been able to capture in 12 years is preposterous.
It’s final proof, if any was needed, that Trump is on Putin’s side.
Scales need to fall from eyes; any they do not fall from are clearly on the wrong side👇
youtu.be/w8IgWyjFZg8
It’s final proof, if any was needed, that Trump is on Putin’s side.
Scales need to fall from eyes; any they do not fall from are clearly on the wrong side👇
youtu.be/w8IgWyjFZg8
29 January 2026
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
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January 30, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Russia, backed by America, demanding Ukraine give up land they have not been able to capture in 12 years is preposterous.
It’s final proof, if any was needed, that Trump is on Putin’s side.
Scales need to fall from eyes; any they do not fall from are clearly on the wrong side👇
youtu.be/w8IgWyjFZg8
It’s final proof, if any was needed, that Trump is on Putin’s side.
Scales need to fall from eyes; any they do not fall from are clearly on the wrong side👇
youtu.be/w8IgWyjFZg8
Reposted by Cormac Smith
“Show me your friends & I’ll tell you what you are”
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“Show me your friends & I’ll tell you what you are”
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
Personally, this is one of the most sickening and disjointed updates I’ve seen him make.
This week alone, Russia attacked a passenger train, energy infrastructure, and deliberately targeted civilians, yet, he speaks of Ukrainian “hope” without ever having been to Ukraine, Russia, several times.
This week alone, Russia attacked a passenger train, energy infrastructure, and deliberately targeted civilians, yet, he speaks of Ukrainian “hope” without ever having been to Ukraine, Russia, several times.
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Personally, this is one of the most sickening and disjointed updates I’ve seen him make.
This week alone, Russia attacked a passenger train, energy infrastructure, and deliberately targeted civilians, yet, he speaks of Ukrainian “hope” without ever having been to Ukraine, Russia, several times.
This week alone, Russia attacked a passenger train, energy infrastructure, and deliberately targeted civilians, yet, he speaks of Ukrainian “hope” without ever having been to Ukraine, Russia, several times.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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‘We need to pull ourselves off the American tit’
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
We need to pull ourselves off the American tit!
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
‘We need to pull ourselves off the American tit’
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
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Current assessment: The authoritarian regime of oppression is winning and the democratic opposition has barely begun to resist, and is rapidly losing its window of opportunity to avert full-scale oppression that could last for many decades to come.
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Current assessment: The authoritarian regime of oppression is winning and the democratic opposition has barely begun to resist, and is rapidly losing its window of opportunity to avert full-scale oppression that could last for many decades to come.
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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"This was a catalytic week for the world.
Economic, political, and military relationships have to be forged without going first to the US because you have key players in #Trump Administration who do not see #Canada and #Europe as allies but as potential or actual adversaries"
#Greenland #NATO
Economic, political, and military relationships have to be forged without going first to the US because you have key players in #Trump Administration who do not see #Canada and #Europe as allies but as potential or actual adversaries"
#Greenland #NATO
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"This was a catalytic week for the world.
Economic, political, and military relationships have to be forged without going first to the US because you have key players in #Trump Administration who do not see #Canada and #Europe as allies but as potential or actual adversaries"
#Greenland #NATO
Economic, political, and military relationships have to be forged without going first to the US because you have key players in #Trump Administration who do not see #Canada and #Europe as allies but as potential or actual adversaries"
#Greenland #NATO
‘We need to pull ourselves off the American tit’
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
We need to pull ourselves off the American tit!
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
‘We need to pull ourselves off the American tit’
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.
For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo
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10-min analysis
As leaders acknowledge #Trump camp ending of post-1945 int'l order, #Canada Prime Minister Carney gave most significant speech at #Davos
“If you are not at the table, you are on the menu"
Linking that to Carney call to Canadians to pursue future with unity, values, and dedication
As leaders acknowledge #Trump camp ending of post-1945 int'l order, #Canada Prime Minister Carney gave most significant speech at #Davos
“If you are not at the table, you are on the menu"
Linking that to Carney call to Canadians to pursue future with unity, values, and dedication
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Four hours of continuous attacks on Dnipro, Anti-aircraft fire & Explosions.
Drones in daylight, this is terrorism 101.
These strikes serve no military purpose. They are designed solely to send a message while so-called “peace talks” are being floated.
Drones in daylight, this is terrorism 101.
These strikes serve no military purpose. They are designed solely to send a message while so-called “peace talks” are being floated.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Four hours of continuous attacks on Dnipro, Anti-aircraft fire & Explosions.
Drones in daylight, this is terrorism 101.
These strikes serve no military purpose. They are designed solely to send a message while so-called “peace talks” are being floated.
Drones in daylight, this is terrorism 101.
These strikes serve no military purpose. They are designed solely to send a message while so-called “peace talks” are being floated.
“Show me your friends & I’ll tell you what you are”
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“Show me your friends & I’ll tell you what you are”
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at an oil depot in Penza on the territory of the russian terrorist state. This strategic target (at 53.2069, 45.0765) is about 700 km from the UA-RU border.
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 AM
A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at an oil depot in Penza on the territory of the russian terrorist state. This strategic target (at 53.2069, 45.0765) is about 700 km from the UA-RU border.
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#Zelensky had said no meeting unless air defenses, weapons, and recovery discussed
No details given on status of #Ukraine- #Europe proposals
#Putin will try to spin #Witkoff and #Kushner, 3 months after they worked with his official Dmitriev on ultimatum to #Kyiv
#UkraineWar
No details given on status of #Ukraine- #Europe proposals
#Putin will try to spin #Witkoff and #Kushner, 3 months after they worked with his official Dmitriev on ultimatum to #Kyiv
#UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,428: #Zelensky Meets #Trump in #Davos; #Putin Hosts Trump Envoys #Witkoff and #Kushner
#UkraineWar
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#UkraineWar
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Ukraine War, Day 1,428: Zelensky Meets Trump in Davos; Putin Hosts Trump Envoys Witkoff and Kushner - EA WorldView
At crucial time for effort to end Russian invasion, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday
eaworldview.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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“Putin’s objective is obliteration of Ukraine & Ukranian national identity”
While we focus on Trump’s latest antics Putin is trying to break the Ukrainian people by freezing them. We must turn eyes back to Ukraine.
I returned to Frontline to discuss with Philip Ingram 👇
youtu.be/iP2aRdg6tQc?si…
While we focus on Trump’s latest antics Putin is trying to break the Ukrainian people by freezing them. We must turn eyes back to Ukraine.
I returned to Frontline to discuss with Philip Ingram 👇
youtu.be/iP2aRdg6tQc?si…
Putin faces 'existential' crisis after failing to take Donbas for 12 years | Cormac Smith
YouTube video by The Trump Report
https://youtu.be/iP2aRdg6tQc?si…
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
“Putin’s objective is obliteration of Ukraine & Ukranian national identity”
While we focus on Trump’s latest antics Putin is trying to break the Ukrainian people by freezing them. We must turn eyes back to Ukraine.
I returned to Frontline to discuss with Philip Ingram 👇
youtu.be/iP2aRdg6tQc?si…
While we focus on Trump’s latest antics Putin is trying to break the Ukrainian people by freezing them. We must turn eyes back to Ukraine.
I returned to Frontline to discuss with Philip Ingram 👇
youtu.be/iP2aRdg6tQc?si…
I joined NDTV India ahead Trump’s visit to Davos today to discuss his push to acquire Greenland & the likely fallout for the democratic world.
I believe he is looking for a deal but will take as much as he can get. Our leaders must stand strong, our rules based order at stake.
youtu.be/KkX6cNO5eFY
I believe he is looking for a deal but will take as much as he can get. Our leaders must stand strong, our rules based order at stake.
youtu.be/KkX6cNO5eFY
NDTV India Davos
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I joined NDTV India ahead Trump’s visit to Davos today to discuss his push to acquire Greenland & the likely fallout for the democratic world.
I believe he is looking for a deal but will take as much as he can get. Our leaders must stand strong, our rules based order at stake.
youtu.be/KkX6cNO5eFY
I believe he is looking for a deal but will take as much as he can get. Our leaders must stand strong, our rules based order at stake.
youtu.be/KkX6cNO5eFY
‘Pontification from the pub’
In the first of a weekly series myself & @TedJourno of @DefenceBrink tackle some of the defence & Ukraine related issues in the news, in short bursts over a pint.
The government’s proposal to raise military reserve age to 65 has stimulated some ‘interesting’ debate.
In the first of a weekly series myself & @TedJourno of @DefenceBrink tackle some of the defence & Ukraine related issues in the news, in short bursts over a pint.
The government’s proposal to raise military reserve age to 65 has stimulated some ‘interesting’ debate.
“I’m fitter and stronger than most men my age, but no way would I be fit for the frontline; even if I had the requisite training”
My initial reaction to govt announcement that reserve age is to raised to 65.
All depends on what they are expected to do. (@DefenceBrink on X)
youtu.be/UpCyePliK20?...
My initial reaction to govt announcement that reserve age is to raised to 65.
All depends on what they are expected to do. (@DefenceBrink on X)
youtu.be/UpCyePliK20?...
Not fit for frontline at 63
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
‘Pontification from the pub’
In the first of a weekly series myself & @TedJourno of @DefenceBrink tackle some of the defence & Ukraine related issues in the news, in short bursts over a pint.
The government’s proposal to raise military reserve age to 65 has stimulated some ‘interesting’ debate.
In the first of a weekly series myself & @TedJourno of @DefenceBrink tackle some of the defence & Ukraine related issues in the news, in short bursts over a pint.
The government’s proposal to raise military reserve age to 65 has stimulated some ‘interesting’ debate.
Reposted by Cormac Smith
Not all of us are born or fit enough to be combat troops. Some of us (me) would be a liability if we tried (so my friends at the 95th Air Assault told me back in 2016!). But every frontline has a rear and requires evrything from drivers to quatermastering to intel analysts. "Brains in the rear" 😉
January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Not all of us are born or fit enough to be combat troops. Some of us (me) would be a liability if we tried (so my friends at the 95th Air Assault told me back in 2016!). But every frontline has a rear and requires evrything from drivers to quatermastering to intel analysts. "Brains in the rear" 😉
“I’m fitter and stronger than most men my age, but no way would I be fit for the frontline; even if I had the requisite training”
My initial reaction to govt announcement that reserve age is to raised to 65.
All depends on what they are expected to do. (@DefenceBrink on X)
youtu.be/UpCyePliK20?...
My initial reaction to govt announcement that reserve age is to raised to 65.
All depends on what they are expected to do. (@DefenceBrink on X)
youtu.be/UpCyePliK20?...
Not fit for frontline at 63
YouTube video by Cormac Smith
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
“I’m fitter and stronger than most men my age, but no way would I be fit for the frontline; even if I had the requisite training”
My initial reaction to govt announcement that reserve age is to raised to 65.
All depends on what they are expected to do. (@DefenceBrink on X)
youtu.be/UpCyePliK20?...
My initial reaction to govt announcement that reserve age is to raised to 65.
All depends on what they are expected to do. (@DefenceBrink on X)
youtu.be/UpCyePliK20?...