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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The telephone call which President Donald Trump has been trying to make to President Vladimir Putin since the morning of October 7, and which the Kremlin spokesman refused to confirm each day since,  was such a surprise when it happened on Friday evening, the Kremlin kept it secret from the Russian […]

by Editor - Friday, October 9th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with Not so long ago, godfearing Russians believed that if they saw a coin lying on the footpath, they should step over it and not look back because it would be bad luck to pick it up. This was not a primitive superstition. It is a rational calculation, my wife Tatiana explained, […]

by Editor - Friday, October 9th, 2026
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