Slava Ukraini. Investor/Researcher in small companies. Present focus: utility base metals + renewables stocks for a cleaner world. BSc (Hons)Tech
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chrisjparrish retweeted
🇷🇺 Putin has lost touch with reality.
His advisers fear the ageing leader cares more about his ego than Russia’s interests.
Russia has suffered over 300,000 deaths, mass youth emigration, and thousands of soldiers killed every month.
Record corporate bankruptcies, historic deficit, and economic stagnation.
Everyone in Moscow knows Russia cannot conquer Ukraine.
Everyone except Putin.
Business leaders and politicians who have spoken out have been removed from their positions.
Putin is driving Russia into the abyss.
chrisjparrish retweeted
Millions of people have already voted in this election. Check to see if you have the option in your state, and make a plan to vote. iwillvote.com
chrisjparrish retweeted
I cannot believe the BBC is wheeling out Nicola Sturgeon as a political commentator.
I know they're struggling financially, with millions refusing to pay the TV licence, but this really is scraping the barrel.
Sturgeon's political career ended in disgrace, and after decades campaigning for Scottish independence, she packed her bags and moved to London.
Now she's lecturing us on British politics from the BBC sofa.
You couldn't make it up.
chrisjparrish retweeted
IN TWO DAYS, we send Donald Trump a message he cannot ignore:
This country belongs to the people, not a president who thinks he can rig the rules, abuse his power, and use our democracy to enrich himself.
It’s time we TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.
chrisjparrish retweeted
Jos Venäjä jatkaa hyökkäyssotaansa, ei venäläisurheilijoilla ole ensi vuonna Suomeen asiaa.
Aion edistää tarvittavia toimia tulevina päivinä.
Lokakuun ulkoasiainneuvostossa kirjelmöin EU-kollegoille, että rajoittaisimme venäläisurheilijoiden pääsyä koko Schengen-alueelle. Komissio on työn päällä.
chrisjparrish retweeted
That is UNTRUE.. John Healey. Starmer and Reeves plans to fund DEFENCE were EXACTLY the same as you are proposing.
How dare you say “previous PM and chancellor were not funding it and we are”
Absolutely shocking @bbclaurak @LBC
chrisjparrish retweeted
“There are political repressions taking place. Now they’ve reached us.” Journalist and Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov tells me how the Russian authorities have “strangled” Russia’s most prominent independent newspaper. Novaya Gazeta is closing down. #ReadingRussia
chrisjparrish retweeted
33 years ago today, the European Union was born, built on a promise that war would never return to Europe.
The Berlin Wall fell. The Soviet Union collapsed. Out of that turning point, two European stories were born: the European Union and an independent Ukraine.
Today, many of the Ukrainians holding the line against Russian aggression are the same age as the EU — a generation fighting for dignity, democracy and the rule of law.
Ukraine defends the freedom that made both our stories possible. Soon, they will become one 🇺🇦🇪🇺
chrisjparrish retweeted
Sergei Lavrov is very surprised and disappointed by the outcome of the G20 meeting:
"No one is afraid anymore, nor does anyone believe the stories told by this Russian Goebbels."
chrisjparrish retweeted
After Trump called Norway a “shithouse,” the country’s tourism agency published a guide to “some of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular toilets ” sprinkled across the stunning Norwegian landscape.
apnews.com/article/trump-nor…
chrisjparrish retweeted
Burnham’s grand vision for Britain? Another Number 10
More offices, bureaucracy & cost
The machinery of government is in London. The postcode of power is irrelevant. POLICY is what matters not endless reviews, delays & political long grass
We need a government that delivers
🤖 Made with AI
chrisjparrish retweeted
Yesterday in Montréal, Europe and Canada opened a bridge across the Atlantic: Canada’s formal request to join Erasmus+ as an associated country marks a first in global education cooperation. For students, apprentices, teachers and researchers, this means a wider horizon, richer exchanges and more freedom to learn. The EDP celebrates a bold European success: when Europe leads with confidence, our values travel — and opportunities grow. 🇪🇺🇨🇦
chrisjparrish retweeted
⚡Russia suffers record troop losses in October, its worst month since full-scale invasion, Ukraine says.
According to the data from the General Staff, Russia's estimated losses reached 54,400 soldiers in October. kyivindependent.com/russia-s…
chrisjparrish retweeted
🇪🇺🇷🇺 “A lot of lies!” Kaja Kallas confronts Russia’s Lavrov at the G20.
EU foreign policy chief @kajakallas accused Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of spreading false narratives about the war in Ukraine during tense talks in Atlanta.
🇬🇧 Britain’s @Ed_Miliband delivered another sharp message: “Russia will not win this war.”
Meanwhile, Moscow criticised Europe’s approach, while welcoming Washington’s willingness to engage in dialogue.
🔥 Diplomacy or confrontation? Can the West pressure Russia into ending the war?
#eudebates #KajaKallas #Lavrov #Russia #Ukraine #G20
chrisjparrish retweeted
🇫🇮🇺🇦 SANNA MARIN WARNS EUROPE: LETTING RUSSIA KEEP UKRAINIAN LAND RISKS DECADES OF WAR
Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has delivered a firm warning about the consequences of allowing Russia to retain Ukrainian territory in a future peace settlement.
“If we want to avoid decades of instability and repeated wars in Europe, we must ensure that Ukraine wins this war and restores its full territorial integrity.”
For Marin, the question goes far beyond Ukraine’s borders. She argues that accepting territorial gains achieved through military aggression would create a dangerous precedent for European security.
A settlement that rewards the use of force, in her view, risks encouraging further aggression rather than establishing lasting peace.
“Territorial integrity is not negotiable, and it cannot be treated as a bargaining chip in any future settlement.”
Her position challenges proposals that would require Kyiv to surrender internationally recognised Ukrainian territory in exchange for an end to the fighting.
Marin’s argument is that Europe’s long-term security depends on defending the principle that borders cannot be changed by force.
Ending the fighting matters. But so does ensuring that any peace agreement does not lay the groundwork for another war.
chrisjparrish retweeted
Trump keeps blaming everyone else for high gas prices.
One tiny problem:
Oil was $67/barrel the day before HIS war with Iran began.
Today it topped $105.
Gas averaged $2.94 before HIS war.
Today's average is $4.20
Americans aren't paying Biden’s gas bill.
They're paying TRUMP'S!
#BlueWaveIn3Days
apnews.com/article/trump-oil…
chrisjparrish retweeted
🇺🇦❤️ He could have spent billions on yachts, mansions, and a life of luxury. Instead, he chose to help Ukraine.
His name is Howard Buffett. He is 71 years old and the son of legendary American billionaire Warren Buffett.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion, his foundation has committed approximately $1.33 BILLION to helping Ukraine!
And these aren't just numbers. Here's what that generosity means:
🍞 642 million meals funded for Ukrainians affected by the war.
🚜 823,000 hectares of farmland cultivated with support from his foundation, helping farmers whose equipment was destroyed by Russia.
🦾 $77 million for Superhumans, helping wounded Ukrainian soldiers and civilians receive prosthetics and rehabilitation.
💣 $167 million for demining, clearing Ukrainian land of deadly Russian explosives.
🏠 344,000 windows replaced in war-damaged buildings.
📚 $8.9 million to restore Kharkiv's Factor-Druk printing house after a Russian missile strike.
And here's something even more remarkable:
🇺🇦 Howard Buffett has personally visited Ukraine 27 times!
He visits devastated communities, meets farmers, and witnesses the consequences of Russia's war firsthand.
In December 2023, his name was added to Kyiv's Walk of the Brave.
But his greatest legacy isn't a monument. It's the lives saved, homes rebuilt, fields cultivated, and Ukrainians given hope again.
❤️ The world has plenty of wealthy people. Far fewer are willing to devote their wealth, time, and hearts to helping strangers thousands of miles away.
Thank you, Howard Buffett. Ukraine will never forget your kindness. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
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chrisjparrish retweeted
🇳🇴🇫🇮 NORWAY SENDS A MESSAGE TO PUTIN: WE ARE NOT NEUTRAL. WE STAND WITH UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇷🇺
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has rejected the idea that European countries should position themselves halfway between Russia and Ukraine.
“We are not here to be facilitators or mediators. We are not in the middle ground. We are on Ukraine’s side.”
For Norway and Finland, this position is shaped by geography and experience. Both share borders with Russia and understand the security implications of Moscow’s aggression.
Eide also insisted that no decisions about Ukraine’s future should be made without Kyiv’s involvement. Any diplomatic initiative, he said, must be coordinated with President Zelenskyy.
But perhaps his most important point concerned the supposed choice between military assistance and peace negotiations.
Eide rejected that distinction entirely.
Supporting Ukraine militarily and economically does not prevent countries from pursuing diplomacy. In his view, the two efforts reinforce each other.
There is a strategic logic behind that argument: negotiations conducted while Ukraine remains capable of defending itself are fundamentally different from negotiations in which Kyiv is pressured to accept terms because its support has been withdrawn.
Norway’s position is clear. Seeking peace does not require pretending that the aggressor and the country defending itself bear equal responsibility for the war.
