Nick Wittering

Retired & loving it! Passionate about cruising, gin, real ale, theatre, live music & curing HD. Proud supporter of Leicester Tigers & Leicester City.

[medoyid_ua @LetsArmUKR]

The drones didn't just hit a couple of substations last night. They carved out the exact vulnerability the Kremlin has spent years pretending doesn't exist: a "fortress" Crimea whose entire energy backbone folds under sustained Ukrainian strikes. Balaklava, Tavriya, and that Yalta-area node going dark isn't collateral, it's the direct consequence of treating occupied territory as a rear-area logistics hub while the front stays 300 km away. Sevastopol's governor is already announcing rolling blackouts because even their emergency schemes were built on the assumption that Ukraine would never reach this far with this much consistency.

This is what kinetic sanctions look like when you stop waiting for Brussels to agree on another toothless package. Every transformer turned into scrap metal is revenue Moscow can't spend on glide bombs, every hour without power is another reminder to the collaborators that the occupation isn't permanent. And yes, the Bridge is still standing for now. That window is exactly why anyone with a functioning brain in occupied Crimea who isn't all-in on the "Russian world" should be loading the car right now. History is not kind to those who bet on imperial real estate when the empire starts hemorrhaging infrastructure.

The larger point Western capitals still refuse to say out loud: this is cheaper European security policy than waiting for the next country on the list. Moscow's entire theory of victory rests on outlasting our attention span and our willingness to pay the real price later. Every Ukrainian long-range strike that degrades their rear areas, their refineries, their power generation, is deferring a bill that would otherwise come due in Tallinn, Warsaw or Berlin at much higher interest. This isn't charity. This is compound-interest avoidance.

The Kremlin will scream "terrorism" of course, because their information warfare doctrine has exactly one setting: accuse the victim of whatever they're doing at industrial scale. But let's be precise. One side is systematically destroying civilian energy infrastructure in a neighboring sovereign state. The other side is hitting dual-use military targets inside territory it has every legal and moral right to reclaim. The asymmetry isn't moral, it's technological and industrial. Ukraine is simply better at this phase of the war than the lumbering empire that still thinks mass is a substitute for precision and adaptation.

And before the usual suspects start whining about "escalation", remember the only thing that has ever slowed Moscow is the credible threat of higher costs imposed faster than they can adapt. Nuclear saber-rattling didn't stop the strikes on refineries. "Red lines" didn't stop ATACMS in Crimea. Their air defense turned out to be another Potemkin village once the drones started flying in meaningful numbers.

The math is brutal but simple. Moscow loses more conscripts taking a village that had 800 residents in 2021 than lived there before the war. Their soldier is their cheapest disposable asset, but even that account has a limit. Meanwhile their rear areas are burning weekly. This isn't sustainable for them. The question is whether the West will continue treating Ukrainian strikes as some kind of interesting sideshow or finally admit this is the most cost-effective defense spending Europe has seen since 1945.

Crimea is going dark one grid at a time. Good. Let every blackout be a reminder that empires don't get to keep what they steal when the victim learns how to hit back harder than the empire can endure. The only permanent solution remains the same one it's always been: complete military defeat of the Russian project on the battlefield, full restoration of Ukraine's borders, and the kind of security guarantees that come from breaking imperial momentum once and for all.

Anything less just kicks the war down the road toward your capital instead of ours.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

A rebellion is brewing in Russia: a Russian soldier recorded an address to Putin in which he threatened a coup

In just four hours, the video gathered over 3.5 million views on Instagram and more than 125,000 likes.

According to observers, this indicates that the situation in Russia is becoming increasingly tense and potentially explosive.

Voronezh blogger Alexander Lunin stated that if he is not invited to the Kremlin and not given a chance to speak live alongside Putin, “the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin.”

In his statement, he described alleged widespread abuses in the military — including torture, punishment for refusing orders, “eliminations,” and mysterious disappearances of soldiers.

[Cat Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚜🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪 @MrsBr0wn_82]

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 BREAKING: SNP insiders drop bombshell Two former finance officials have come forward saying Nicola Sturgeon and the top brass bullied them for raising serious questions about the party books back in 2021.

They flagged almost 400 grand in dodgy payments and over one and a half million unaccounted for all tied to Peter Murrell.

Leaked video of Sturgeon warning everyone not to dig into the accounts proves she was well aware of these concerns and tried to silence anyone asking questions.

This comes days after Murrell got sent down for years.

Police Scotland confirmed that they had enough evidence to arrest and possibly charge Sturgeon, but when the evidence was presented to COPFS they ruled the case insufficient for prosecution.

The case against Nicole Sturgeon IMO needs reopened, her refusal to comment during police interviews stinks to high heaven.

If she has nothing to hide why not help the police by answering honestly what she did or didnt know?

Instead she choose to go NO COMMENT.

its mind-blowing to me people still defend this 🤯

[Ian Bagnall🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦 @IanBagnall1]

#palm

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

Trump:
“I was disappointed with Italy, with the UK. I was disappointed with Germany and France. Spain is a horror show.”

Mmmmm and what is the common denominator here?…🤔

It’s you fuckface. You are the problem here.

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

The myth of Vladimir Putin as a geopolitical mastermind is officially dead.

His reckless war of choice in Ukraine has revealed a horrible strategist who mistook the weakness of his enemies for his own strength.

For nearly twenty years, the Russian dictator enjoyed a series of foreign policy ”wins” that made him look like a sort of strategic genius. From a Russian perspective, his aggressive moves seemed calculated and bold, but they only succeeded because Western leaders preferred appeasement over confrontation. Putin simply went further and broke more rules than anyone else was willing to tolerate at the time.

That dynamic changed completely when he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Rather than collapsing in days, Ukraine stood its ground and exposed the profound incompetence of the Russian military command. Putin's complete lack of foresight has trapped his country in a brutal war of attrition that he cannot easily win or escape.

The long-term consequences for Russia are devastating. He has systematically destroyed his nation's future, isolated its economy, and turned it into a dependent junior partner to China.

Watching a supposedly smart but evil leader dismantle his own empire through pure arrogance is nothing short of pathetic. Putin is no strategic mastermind

[Jarl Finland @jalle51]

You honestly have to stand up and give a slow clap for the absolute strategic genius of Vladimir Putin. He launched a three-day war to completely "demilitarize" Ukraine and turn it into a defenseless buffer zone. 1,600 days later, he has accidentally created the most lethal, high-tech military superpower in modern European history right on his own doorstep.. 🇷🇺🤡🇺🇦

A massive new briefing from the atlantic council confirms what military analysts have been watching unfold by mid-2026: Putin’s master plan has backfired in the most spectacular way imaginable. Back in 2014, the Ukrainian military was an underfunded ghost town. Today? They have treated the battlefield like a brutal tech start-up. By ditching old-school bureaucracy and empowering young, creative commanders with domestic tech companies, Ukraine has built a drone arsenal so advanced it is literally making NATO generals blush during joint exercises. 🚀💻

Ukraine is now an undisputed drone superpower. They have single-handedly neutralized Russia's Black Sea Fleet using homemade naval drones, and are currently executing a complete "logistics lockdown" on the ryska armén using massive mid-range drone swarms. If Putin accepts peace now, he has to live next door to a permanently hostile, hyper-militarized powerhouse. If he keeps fighting, Ukraine just keeps upgrading its sci-fi arsenal while Russian troops are still begging for diesel for their 1980s tanks. This is the Kremlin’s ultimate geopolitical nightmare unfolding in 4K. Grab your popcorn, the coping is reaching terminal velocity! 😂🍿

Source: Strategic defense analysis by the Atlantic Council on Ukraine's military evolution (June 24, 2026).

[Darren Hazelwood @darrenhazelwood]

We are building a trail to Wishbone that’s equivalent of Reading to the City of London (70km’s). It’s nearly complete.
This will provide vehicular access, improving safety and lowering drilling costs.
Within 10 years it’ll be invisible as mother nature does her thing.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

SEN. DURBIN: Trump announced he would end war in Ukraine on his 1st day in office.

Instead, Trump and Vance publicly humiliated Zelenskyy and made embarrassing friendly overtures to Putin. Hard to understand.

Putin's response was to thumb his nose at U.S. and any peace efforts.

In fact, in recent months, Russia has launched some of the deadliest attacks on civilian targets since war in Ukraine began.

Russia has continued its acts of sabotage and provocation throughout NATO and Europe.

Not to mention its supplying of targeting information to Iran to hit U.S. interests in the region.

[WW3finalboss @WW3finalboss]

🇷🇺 BROWDER: PUTIN IS TRAPPED BY THE WAR HE STARTED

“Putin cannot end the war from his side, because if he were to do so in the current situation, he would probably be removed from power.

And if he is removed from power, he’ll end up dying. He’ll be put in jail, his money will be taken away, and he’ll be hanged from a lamppost.” - Bill Browder

For Putin, the war is no longer only about Ukraine. It has become a personal survival mechanism, and that makes the Kremlin even more dangerous.

[Panther Metals Plc @PantherMetals]

'Panther Metals Steps Into Ontario’s Bigger Critical Minerals Story'

@Share_Talk latest article highlights the broader context around Panther Metals and our Ontario portfolio.

With Ontario and the UK signing a Statement of Intent on critical minerals supply chains, the policy backdrop for companies active in the region continues to develop.

Read here: https://t.co/jVbz0GKcXm #PALM

[Julia Hartley-Brewer @JuliaHB1]

Now that @Keir_Starmer has finally resigned, everyone is going to start saying nice things about him. About how he was honourable and did the right thing etc, with talk of his legacy and sense of duty to public service.

It will all be nonsense. He wasn't up to the job and he thinks he's been betrayed by his own party and his own voters.

And never forget that he despises most of the people in this country just for being patriots and wanting strong borders.

Good riddance.

[WW3finalboss @WW3finalboss]

🇺🇦🇷🇺 BUDANOV: RUSSIA WAS NOT READY FOR THE WAR TO COME HOME

“The Russians were not psychologically prepared for the possibility of drones, and sometimes missiles, arriving on a massive scale.

For them, this is a shock. Their society is neither prepared nor willing to accept it.

They believed this could never happen because they are very strong, very powerful, and everyone is afraid of them. It turns out that is not the case.” - Kyrylo Budanov 🇺🇦

The Kremlin built its war on distance, fear and impunity. Ukraine’s long-range capabilities are steadily dismantling all three.

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

It genuinely amused me that people think replacing Starmer will make things better.

From Boris Johnson's election onwards, we've been shuffling the bollards on the Titanic.

You have to actually change direction if you want to avoid crashing into the iceberg:

- End Net Zero
- Make business viable again
- Get welfare under control
- Fund defence
- Ensure equality under the law
- Arrest criminals and keep them in jail
- Deport illegal immigrants and close the border
- Bring the civil service to heel

Burnham will become as unpopular as Starmer within months since he isn't going to do any of that.

[David Burton ⭐️⭐️ @DavidBurton1971]

Follow @PantherMetals ⁉️

🤔 Ask yourself this…

💰 Why did #PALM raise capital NOW?

⏳ Why wait until after drilling the first hole at Wishbone?

Maybe because @darrenhazelwood wanted to see something first 👀

⛏️ Wishbone drilling underway
⚡ Awkward Conduit showing huge discovery potential
🌎 Obonga shaping up as a district-scale opportunity
🎯 5,000m drill programme could secure 100% ownership
🔋 Dotted Lake hosts potentially billions in Magnesium & Nickel value, with recovery work progressing
🏭 Winston moving towards production and potential cash flow next year

💡 One project could transform Panther Metals.

🚀 They have FOUR shots on goal.

📉 The market is still valuing $PALM as if none of them work.

🧩 Join the dots.
👀 Follow the drill bit.
⏰ Opportunity doesn’t stay hidden forever.

[Early_Bird @Early_Bird97]

#PALM was NT to buy.. now just ticked up

The £2.5m placing was fully absorbed by institutions and HNW investors who wanted exposure before the next phase of growth.

I've maintained for many months that this can achieve a £100m+ market cap this year, and I stand firmly by that call. Every asset is a potential monster, with multiple shots on goal and significant upside ahead.

Sit back and enjoy the journey

https://t.co/V22Gb2bHbS

[David pizarro @H6EtuhuFace]

I’m sorry but that Emma Hayes piece they just did on ITV in hydration break was one of the worst pieces of Television I’ve ever witnessed. I absolutely refuse to be gaslit into not saying exactly what I see… that was AWFUL! 😂😂😂😂 #itvfootball

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Browder: Russia has already declared war against us. This is not hypothetical. In British courts this week, it emerged that Russia sent arsonists to burn down the Prime Minister's home.

The Russian government personally attacked the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1/

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

TGIF, Moscow! 🔥

Another Friday, another Ukrainian drone attack turning Moscow’s oil refineries into bonfires. Black smoke, “black rain,” and Putin’s air defenses playing hide-and-seek again.

Weekend vibes: s’mores over the flames, anyone?

Keep ‘em coming. 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini

[Andy @Blowster85]

#PALM - 145p about to be taken out

After a fantastic run the price has nicely backtested and consolidated around major support 140/150p

Underpinned now by a high quality £2.5m cash injection at 135p

We will see 200p+ in the coming weeks

So many near term catalysts