Chris Newton
@drchrisnewton
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Military historian and defence analyst. Former Conservative Party defence policy adviser. Co-host @PolFrenemies.
Joined September 2010
I don't usually post personal stuff, but my beautiful little companion, Holly, has passed away today. Time goes so quickly. Cherish every moment you have with your loved ones, human and furry.
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So we now have confirmation that @ZackPolanski is too chicken to: ❌ Debate me head to head ❌ Go on GB News ❌ Go on Triggernometry ❌ Speak to the Spectator He’s too cowardly to air his ideas outside of left wing echo chambers.
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Look at the latest DeepState map. Now look at what I said last month. Then look at the map again. Many people were shocked by my assessment at the time, but as often happens, it turned out to be correct.
Zelensky: “We will clear Kupyansk, the dates have been set.” Based on my assessment, this seems possible, as the situation for the Ukrainians in Kupyansk appears far more salvageable than in Pokrovsk. Ukraine can, at the very least, stabilize the situation there
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Thailand said it was continuing military strikes against Cambodia despite US President Donald Trump saying the countries had agreed to stop after calls with him. Renewed clashes broke out this month displacing around half a million people on both sides. https://t.co/w8RYTDkx8E
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BREAKING: Switzerland’s Federal Council announces its 2026 Security Policy Strategy, saying hybrid attacks including cyberattacks, sabotage, could be treated as acts of war, allowing the country to defend itself alongside allies even without a direct military attack.
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Ukrainian drone commander Yuriy Butusov detailed the Kupiansk counteroffensive where Khartia forces broke through Russian kill zones to reach the Oskil River and encircle occupiers, though liberation continues as Russians attack daily using civilians as shields.
Ukrainian forces blocked Russian troops in Kupyansk and cleared the city's entire northwestern outskirts, with operations continuing to eliminate remaining enemy enclaves in the central area, DeepState reports.
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Despite Trump's announcement of a ceasefire, Thai sources this morning have claimed the capture of the entire Prasat Khnar complex to the east of Prasat Ta Kwai. (I have also changed the newly captured colour from red to yellow)
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London used to be the best city in the world. I loved living and working there. Genuinely loved it. The whole world wanted to be in London. Now? It is a dump. Outside a few select posh areas right in the middle of the city, it increasingly resembles the third world. It
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🇹🇭🇰🇭 The Thai Royal Thai Navy has launched Operation “Prachuap Khiri Khan Prachan Khiri Khet”, deploying a special flotilla to protect the Gulf, hit the Cambodian military at sea, and cut key supplies.
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Its always the cover ups! 😡
Remember: Mark Rowley AND Sadiq Khan both *publicly denied* they knew about Pakistani rape gangs in London. Rowley now admits there is a 'significant number of cases' and it's been revealed that Khan has seen the evidence. This was a cover-up. They MUST be held to account.
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🇹🇭🇰🇭🚨 BREAKING: Thailand launches attack on Koh Kong Province, Cambodia early this morning, December 13, 2025! Tensions escalate in the region.
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🚨 BRAND NEW EPISODE! 🚨 Our latest ep is now available to watch on YouTube and listen to on multiple podcast apps. @drchrisnewton and @MathewHulbert are joined by our occasional Green contributor @Laycock_Daniel. Don't miss it! 👍 #PoliticalFrenemies
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NEW: European officials are concerned Russia would exploit a demilitarised zone in Ukraine’s Donbas proposed by the US, by using false flag operations as a pretext to void a peace deal and re-invade. The fears represent one of the key sticking points between negotiators as talks
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European officials are growing concerned that an emerging US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s...
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Kupyansk is a relative bright spot. The situation was stable there in October. CODE 9.2 and a BTG from Khartia were taking back terrain north of the city. Despite Russian declarations at the time, there was no encirclement, and their presence in the city did not confer control.
If focusing on specific numbers re: Burevestnik in the recent Putin presser it is worth keeping in mind that significant parts of Gerasimov’s brief are fictional. There is no mass encirclement of Ukrainian forces at Kupyansk, and a host of other claims are equally untrue.
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There is nothing “civilian” in China. Everything is part of the state. We Americans need to learn this fast.
Chinese fishing militia vessels are swarming inside Philippines' waters, almost creating a blockade. China is increasingly using its massive fishing fleet as an instrument of pressure against other nations, especially the Philippines. @MalayaIrredenta @CarpioJudge @nthusharon
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Ukraine’s battlefields are littered with thousands of tons of fiber-optic cable, with 2,900 kilometers of cable laid for every kilometer of front line. Officials warn that clearing the debris could take decades.
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And of course, the great Russian army, in retaliation for its defeat at Kupiansk, heroically spent the entire night raining missiles on Odesa, leaving a city of a million people completely without electricity and heating in the middle of winter. Unable to defeat the Ukrainian
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Ukraine's counterattack in Kupyansk is interesting for many reasons, including surfacing apparent problems and analytical challenges with assessing control of terrain in open-source war maps. It inspired me to make the following meme and a short thread.🧵
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NEW: Despite U.S. President Donald Trump claiming yesterday that a ceasefire had been brokered, fierce clashes between Cambodia and Thailand continue along the border, with both sides facing losses.
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