STAB IN THE BACK – Has Putin caved in? Helmer thinks that he has
Mon 3:49 pm +00:00, 16 Feb 2026Source: https://johnhelmer.net/stab-in-the-back/ President Vladimir Putin has given instructions to accept the Trump Administration’s demand that in exchange for lifting sanctions against Russia, US capital must return to Russia on preferential terms as soon as possible. For the new round of negotiations in Geneva later this week, Putin has replaced Admiral Igor Kostyukov, the military intelligence chief, as …













