By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with In a media blitz this week, Yulia Navalnaya (lead image) has issued a video call on journalists to investigate her fresh allegations that Alexei Navalny was poisoned to death in his Russian prison on February 16, 2024. The anti-Russian media in the NATO capitals have rallied to report the claims.  So […]

by Editor - Thursday, September 18th, 2025
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with Chrystia Freeland’s final leap at political power in her 12-year attempt to rule Canada ended yesterday when she fell flat on her face.   Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose push has proved more kinetic than Freeland’s jump,  allowed this to be understood when he offered Freeland the less than face-saving post […]

by Editor - Thursday, September 18th, 2025
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with When the Germans rolled through Russian defences in the Operation Barbarossa invasion of June 1941, the Soviet commander-in-chief Joseph Stalin ordered the executions of dozens of western army unit and air force commanders. Stalin’s reasons at the time were his suspicion of their treason;  a demonstration effect throughout the armed forces; […]

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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with Howdy Doody was the most famous puppet in US history who was made of wood. He lived between 1937 and 1978.   He reappeared on a New York radio station this week in what the White House confirms was this dialogue:  “And Putin, when he looks at you, President Trump, he looks […]

by Editor - Thursday, September 18th, 2025
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