By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with Russian officials are insisting in private that tomorrow’s (June 19) signing of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with its fourteen points, is the signal for finalizing a similar multi-point term sheet for agreement with the US to halt the war on the Ukrainian battlefield. They also insist —  add sources […]

by Editor - Thursday, June 18th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The general rule on the battlefield is Bang! Bang! You’re dead! The general rule of White House and Kremlin politics is Bang! Bang! Maybe you’re dead! Maybe I’m dead! Maybe we’re both alive to fight the next round! Meantime let’s all get richer! Hors de combat in war means you’re either KIA […]

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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with As they study the record of the US negotiations for an end to the Iran war, Russian and Chinese intelligence reporters have recently concluded that President Vladimir Putin should now refocus his talks strategy on Vice President JD Vance; ignore Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner, discredited by their performance in Israel […]

by Editor - Thursday, June 18th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with On Sunday afternoon, just before he began to eat what his calendar  called a “family dinner”, President Donald Trump believed he had ended his and Israel’s year-long war against Iran. He told the global oil and betting markets: “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, […]

by Editor - Thursday, June 18th, 2026
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