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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with No one in their right mind puts himself or herself in a zugzwang. Zugzwang is the German word which has become  the name in all languages for the well-known position in politics, warfare, and games of chess which is the last one before capitulation.  Literally, it means “being forced to move”. […]

by Editor - Thursday, July 24th, 2025
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The third round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul came and went in just one hour, and the Russian plan to continue the meeting on Thursday was dropped.   A face-to-face meeting between the two delegation heads, Vladimir Medinsky for Russia, Rustem Umerov for the Ukraine, was held before the plenary session; it […]

by Editor - Thursday, July 24th, 2025
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