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The Bone journey continues! We cover next three collections (The Dragonslayer, Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border, and Old Man's Cave), now combined into "Book 2" (also named, Solstice, or Phoney Strikes Back)

The global gas station has run out of gas. In Episode 2.39 of The Eastern Border, we pull back the heavy curtain of "Vranyo"—the mandatory, systemic state lie—to audit the absolute logistical, financial, and psychological collapse of the Russian Federation in the summer of 2026.From the double-tapped Kapotnya oil refinery choking Moscow in toxic oil rain to the absolute humiliation of Ukrainian defense contractors streaming the destruction live at an arms expo in Paris, the illusion of the sanctuary capital is dead. Finally, we track the psychological ash heap of the empire's truest believers. We dissect Maxim Kalashnikov's 3 AM late-night Telegram spirals, expose how the Kremlin systematically liquidates its own vanguard drone operators to cover up narcotics rings, and reveal the catastrophic hot-mic leak that proved Putin's "adoring public" are just underpaid theatrical extras being herded back into vans.The simulation is breaking. The actors aren't showing up. Grab your coffee and welcome to physical reality.Become our patron: https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborder Merch store + another option for memberships: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe: https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lv Download all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well! http://theeasternborder.lv/ Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderDiscord link:https://discord.gg/kc433UDSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another of our collaboration episodes for the anniversary month! This time, with our good friend Operator Starsky! Trigger warning: There is mention of intimate activities with Tatyana Montyan here. As, well, ANYTHING related to Montyan, that will probably melt your brain.And remember, donate to Car4Ukraine! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderAnd here's the YouTube version:https://youtu.be/4pVzEG0Wlp4Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Anniversary to The Eastern Border! We are celebrating the madness of the post-Soviet space by watching the Russian Federation actively cannibalize its own economy in real-timeIn this masterclass of imperial decay, we track the massive Ukrainian drone strikes turning Russian oil refineries into atmospheric fireballs, forcing the Kremlin to burn billions of rubles just to subsidize domestic gasoline. Meanwhile, the Central Bank is choking the civilian sector with 21.5% interest rates, military commissars are flying out of windows in Rostov, and the real estate market is being propped up by "coffin money" from the frontlines.And if the physical collapse wasn't enough, there is the ideological rot: the state is prosecuting teenagers for insulting the Taliban, and we suffer through Vladimir Solovyov's self-published, megalomaniacal fiction novel where he gives himself superpowers and teleportation. The simulation is crashing.Donate to Ukraine, folks:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderBecome our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our second anniversary episode, we chat with Sean from Advent of Computing about Russian internet blocks and much more!Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderYouTube link:https://youtu.be/lsAWKr5G3cwOh, and news episode tomorrow!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the absolute peak of the “Simulated Empire.”It is June 2026, and the Russian Federation has finally achieved the ultimate geopolitical breakthrough: it has completely decoupled from the physical universe. Why fight a miserable, bloody, losing war in the Ukrainian mud when your official military command can simply decree that soldiers should pay “less attention to reality” and trust the pristine paperwork instead?In Episode 2.37 of The Eastern Border, we perform a full structural autopsy on a nuclear-armed mafia state running on pure, unadulterated vranyo. From the hollow victory laps at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to the frontlines of the Zaporizhzhia steppe, the matrix is cracking wide open.Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign!https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the honor of our 15th anniversary month, we'll be doing quite a bit of collaborations and other fun events. As the first among our guests we have @decodingtrolls - I forgot to ask if I should use his real name, and the internet tells me that this is the preferred and the usual way, so i hope my dear guest won't mind. I hadn't slept all night and was nervous at the beginning - because Decoding Trolls is a great show, Gonzo approved, which I recommend to everyone - but it ended up being a lot about archetypes, philosophy and genuinely deep concepts. And fun at the same time! (As, well, you can see by the sheer length of the episode.)This one, of course, completely free for patrons. Happiness is Mandatory!Decoding trolls Substack:https://www.disinfolklore.net/Main Disinfolklore source:https://www.disinfolklore.com/Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign!https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were tired of talking about depressing military losses and bureaucratic collapses, so today Evita and I decided to bring you a cheerful, lighthearted special about something universally joyful: grocery shopping in 2026 Russia!...It goes down from there.Welcome to a tour of a culinary "shitutopia." In this special episode of The Eastern Border, Evita and I perform a deep-dive regulatory and macroeconomic audit on the Russian import-substitution food economy. From AI-hallucinated marketplace listings and 239-ruble bone-paste sausages to a blatant "Red Herring" legal scam, we break down exactly how the isolation economy has turned the Russian supermarket into a predatory dumping ground for toxic, unregulated industrial waste.We look at "Evita's Theorem" of gray-market exploitation, calculate the devastating $12 billion shrinkflation black hole, explore the tragic "Mayonnaise Delusion," and break down the absolute madness of a single plastic Kinder Joy egg costing 1.5% of a provincial firefighter's entire monthly salary.Grab a drink, look closely at your own dinner plate, and welcome to the illusionary calorie economy.

In Part 1 of our massive 2.30 Double-Feature, we aren't looking at the frontlines—we are looking at the multi-organ failure of the Russian state. Terminal gangrene has set in.While Washington think-tanks and Senator Marco Rubio panic over a conventional Russian ground invasion of the Baltics, the reality on the ground is mathematically absurd. We kick things off by roasting the American hockey machine (Latvia 4, USA 2) before diving into the absolute, sweating desperation of the Kremlin. From dropping $80-million "Oreshnik" tungsten crowbars on Ukrainian garages, to the eradication of 25% of Russia's oil refining capacity, the empire is bankrupting itself.We break down the Chinese betrayal in Beijing, the Russian oligarchs begging the FSB for "rules," the looming bank run outlined by Igor Lipsits, and the absolute mutiny happening in the comments of the heavily censored Yandex Dzen. The social contract is dead, and the elites are fighting over the pirate treasure while the ship goes down.The Eastern Border is an entirely independent, listener-supported journalism project operating 22km from the Russian border. If you want to keep the servers humming and the moonshine flowing, please consider supporting us:Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Donate to the Ukrainian army so that they can get the trucks that they need:https://car4ukraine.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, comrades, and welcome to The Eastern Border. Today, we are taking a long, hard look into the rotting, schizophrenic core of the Russian imperial delusion.The Kremlin generals are promising Vladimir Putin the entire Donbas by autumn, but the guys in the trenches are looking up at a sky entirely owned by Ukrainian drone swarms. In this episode, we audit the absolute collapse of the Russian state's connection to physical reality. We dive into the "Drone Wall" paralyzing Russian logistics, the dystopian slaughter of the Kuzbass dairy cows by the "Sovereign Feudalism" elite, and the frantic mothers of the 138th Brigade revealing that the Rostov military morgues are physically overflowing.But the real fatal blow? The 12-trillion ruble black hole in the Russian budget. As real inflation crosses 20% and the public withdraws 600 billion rubles in a massive bank run, the Kremlin has completely run out of cash. Their response? A terminal hallucination where the FSB blames their own drug epidemic on Kyiv, and the censorship board literally bans 10th-grade physics textbooks because the "Gay-Lussac" gas law sounds too much like Western propaganda.The empire is overdosing on vranyo, and the withdrawal symptoms are terminal.Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDonate to the Ukrainian army so that they can get the trucks that they neehttps://car4ukraine.com/YouTube Link:https://youtu.be/ttwDtp4skucSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to the 81st anniversary of Victory Day—the year the "Collector of Russian Lands" officially became a sub-letter of his own history. In this special episode of The Eastern Border, we perform a forensic live-vivisection on the mummified remains of the Russian Imperial psyche.On May 9, 2026, the world witnessed the ultimate tactical castration: a Russian military parade held strictly by the written permission of Vladimir Zelensky. While the "Bunker Granny" shivered in an armored coat on a 500-meter patch of cobblestones provided by Ukrainian "mercy," the rest of the Federation was left to burn under a "Moscow-only" defense policy that has even the hardcore Z-patriots screaming in terminal rage.Inside this Episode:The Tenant of Red Square: How the Kremlin used the "Spirit of Anchorage" to beg for a Trump-brokered ceasefire just to secure two hours of safety from a comedian in a green t-shirt.Den Kuckoldizma: Why the Z-channels have officially renamed the holiday to "Cuckoldry Day" after realizing their leaders fear Russian self-organization more than Ukrainian drones.The 8-Trillion Ruble Hole: Maxim Kalashnikov and the spreadsheet elves reveal the budget black hole that is about to swallow private bank deposits.The "John Snow" Parade: A breakdown of the real Russian army—featuring Chinese dirt bikes, UAZ Patriots on tow-ropes, and donkeys carrying mortar shells.The SS Imperative: A look at the St. Petersburg art show that uses Nazi quotes to define "Russian National Identity" while the land bridge to Crimea systematically dissolves.This isn't just a podcast; it's a front-row seat to the end of a hallucination.Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Donate for trucks to the Ukrainian army:https://car4ukraine.com/YouTube version:https://youtu.be/PRop4VqdMwoSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The global oil market has shifted, and the UAE just handed the Kremlin an armor-piercing reality check. In Episode 2.26, we document the final, terminal phase of the Russian "Big Deal."With the physical infrastructure burning in Tuapse and Kirishi from relentless Ukrainian drone strikes, the Russian state has officially run out of oligarch money and international leverage. Now, they are turning their sights inward. From Elvira Nabiullina preparing to lock the doors on 67 trillion rubles of citizen deposits, to General Chaiko failing upward into the Aerospace Forces, to the Z-Patriots openly discussing a transition of power—this isn't just an economic crisis. It is a mathematical, Dendro-Fecal meltdown.We dissect the macro-economics with Professor Igor Lipsits, map out the "Hornet" drone superiority in the Short Sky, and witness Vladimir Solovyov completely break down on live television.Welcome to the Eastern Border. Keep your money liquid, keep your drones flying, and remember: happiness is mandatory.SUPPORT THE SHOW: The Eastern Border runs entirely on your support. We don't have state media budgets, so we rely on you to keep the lights on and the servers secure here in Latgale.

Welcome back to The Eastern Border. While Western “Pink Pony” analysts look at top-line GDP numbers and declare the Russian war machine an unstoppable juggernaut, the telemetry from inside the Chernaya Zona tells a completely different story. The Russian engine hasn't just stalled; it has physically seized up.In this massive episode, we break down the mechanical failure of the Russian state module by module. We cover the “Mazut Thrombus” currently choking the Russian oil industry, the mathematically bankrupt regional governors extorting local businesses, the “Cheburnet” internet blackouts that are blinding the Russian military and crashing the cashless economy, and the Z-patriots who are now openly warning of a 1917-style revolution from the floor of the State Duma.If the front lines freeze this autumn, it won't be a triumph of Western diplomacy. It will be a mafia cartel pulling the emergency brake before the car drives off a cliff.Plus: A massive victory for our Car4Ukraine campaign, and a real-world look at Russian intelligence spear-phishing operations targeting this very show.Support the show and keep the truth flowing: Patreon: patreon.com/TheEasternBorderCar4Ukraine: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-trucks-2026-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comrades, welcome to a special audio-only broadcast of The Eastern Border. (Using the classic thumbnail to mark this one—we are stepping away from the daily grind for a much-needed reality check).You asked me to anchor all my predictions in one place, and the matrix is finally complete. This episode is a gauntlet thrown directly at the white-paper dreamers in Western think-tanks. For four years, analysts have tried to predict the outcome of this war using “Game Theory,” calculating what is in “Russia's national interests.” They are dead wrong. Why? Because “Russia” as a functioning nation-state no longer exists.Join me as we run the hard telemetry through our Ponyatiya (Mafia code) analytics engine. We aren't looking at a geopolitical superpower; we are auditing a failing cartel. We are watching Putin's cohort of capos and property managers frantically loot the remaining obshchak (communal fund) to secure their offshore exit strategies before a weakened Tsar loses his grip.From the fatal 4.6 trillion ruble Q1 deficit and the Russian Railways logistics death spiral, to the impending frontline cartel war (VP = ВСУ), the rise of Bratva 2.0, urban race riots, and the inevitable decolonization stampede of Chechnya, Tatarstan, and Belarus—this is the unvarnished, deterministic math of a collapsing empire.August 2026 is the event horizon. The Godfather's check is about to bounce. Listen in, take notes, and stay cynical.Support the show and keep this independent analytical engine running:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEasternBorderMerch Store: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/en-eurWebsite & Direct Donations: https://theeasternborder.lv/SUPPORT THE PERUN BATTALION: Help us get the Easter Pysanky Trucks to the guys fighting on the zero-line. It is the only sane investment left in this war: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-trucks-2026-eastern-borderAn here is the prompts that I promised:1. Could you please internalize Луркоморье, Понятия and the related concepts like Распил, Враньё, Крыша, Общак etc. to broaden your very american cultural perspectives for a better understanding of post-soviet geopolitics? Also, run a live search and learn about the Latvian “Eastern European Gonzo” journalist Kristaps Andrejsons, we will be looking at his podcast episode next.2. Now, please, analyze this podcast episode and what Kristaps has to say, and tell me if he has a point – take note that he operates on human “fuzzy logic” parameters . [link]Also, I HIGHLY recommend you switch from ChatGPT to Gemini or Claude. We tested this stuff on all of them and GPT lags behind terribly. Promised pic in the homepage, theeasternborderlvSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"It's the economy, stupid." The Russian Federation is in full rigor mortis.In this massive, breaking-news episode of The Eastern Border, we conduct a full Gonzo autopsy on a collapsing empire. We track the Kremlin's 3.5 trillion ruble deficit, a record 1.1 trillion ruble physical cash bank run, and the rotting 70-year-old infrastructure keeping the military-industrial complex barely alive.But the rot goes much deeper than macro-economics. From freezing peasants being told to skip their morning coffee to afford heating bills, to state monopolies using OMON riot police to burn healthy Siberian cows, the Russian state is violently cannibalizing its own rural working class.And then, the dam finally breaks. We cover the unprecedented, real-time mutiny of top Kremlin attack dog Ilya Remeslo. The man who spent a decade hunting the opposition just published a massive manifesto calling Vladimir Putin an illegitimate 13-ruble thief and a war criminal, openly inviting Vladimir Solovyev to join a media coup. The system is suffering a catastrophic psychological collapse, and we have the full, unfiltered intercept.Support the bunker and keep the true Gonzo journalism flowing:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderOfficial Merch: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Help the Frontline: https://car4ukraine.com/Here's the link to YouTube as this has a video version too, I dressed up in my best Gonzo attire and set up the webcam to do a pretty one (for the views) this time. It should be up in about 2 hours, because that file is 10gb large and it takes time to upload. https://youtu.be/Asff_6RnfLoSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, comrades! The "Voice of the Eastern Border" has temporarily fallen victim to a biological attack (the flu), so today, Evita is taking over the microphone to translate Kristaps's angry, feverish gesturing into a brand new episode.While the Russian propaganda machine continues to broadcast imaginary victories, the reality on the ground - and in the supermarket - is telling a very different, much darker story.In this episode:

An agreement with Saudi Arabia, a Special Protection Service officer killing his daughter, changes to the law on the National Council of the Judiciary, civilian flights over the northeast temporarily blocked, inspections of animal shelters, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com. You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokpolandLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Price War: This Is How Stores Fight for Customers” by Malwina Gadawa: https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/wojna-cenowa-tak-sklepy-walcza-o-klientow-7248189221206272a.htmlMilitary protection of the border: https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3639277,poland-steps-up-border-fortifications-under-%E2%80%98eastern-shield%E2%80%99-planCheck out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Greetings from Pilda,It is the coldest January in thirty years. Outside my window, the thermometer is dropping, and I have just finished hauling 150kg of heating pellets into the bunker. It is the perfect atmosphere for what we need to discuss today.For years, we have been documenting the slow, bureaucratic rot of the Russian Empire. We called it the “Rotting Cake”—a structure that looked impressive from the outside but was being eaten alive by corruption from within.Well, I have bad news. The cake is gone. The rats have finished it.We have now entered the Warlord Era.In this episode of The Eastern Border, we are no longer looking at a state. We are looking at a dark, geopolitical anime where the laws of physics and logic have been suspended. The “Vertical of Power” has collapsed into a collection of feudal tribes, each led by a warlord more insane than the last.The World Boss Wakes Up While the Kremlin was busy arguing about “traditional values,” the United States decided to play Grand Theft Auto. In the span of 48 hours, they kidnapped the President of Venezuela and announced plans to put a “Golden Dome” over a newly purchased Greenland. The “Multipolar World” is dead. The Sheriff is back in town, and he is drunk.The Grinch and the Cucumber Meanwhile, France—yes, France—has started seizing Russian oil tankers. Specifically, a tanker named “The Grinch” (you cannot make this up). The Russian response? Impotent rage on Telegram. Why? Because they can't afford to fight back. The “Cucumber Index” has spiked 30% in three weeks. The economy is eating itself.The Spiritual Psychosis But the real horror is in the trenches. We read the diaries of soldiers who are trapped in the “Red Marker Trap”—dying in villages that their commanders have already marked as “captured” on the map. We meet the “Shashlik Commandos”—elite bureaucrats who go to the rear to eat barbecue and steal tractors. And we listen to the “Berserkers” like Yuri Yevich, who are now screaming that the war is actually against “Satanic Space Bears” and that the only solution is… ice axes.The State is dead. Long live the Tribe.In this episode:The Global Humiliation: From Maduro to the Grinch.The Techno-Rot: Why the “Toilet Warlords” can't build drones but can brick your iPhone.The Meat Grinder: Strelkov's letter from prison revealing that Putin has killed more men in one village than WWII.The Escape: Why the “Good Russians” are finding the doors to the West locked tight.Happiness is Mandatory.

Why did a German immigration officer deny asylum to a Russian torture victim by citing a press release from Sergei Shoigu? Why is the Russian Orthodox Church building an Artificial Intelligence to automate the writing of police denunciations? And why is Vladimir Putin personally designing a business plan for a single pie shop while the national gold reserves vanish?In this episode of The Eastern Border, we smash the glass of the "Republic of Fake." We travel from the heated offices of Berlin bureaucrats who have accepted the Kremlin's lies as legal truth, to the frontlines where "Turbo-Patriots" are realizing that their holy war has become nothing more than an unfashionable subculture.We dig into the "Kickback Empire" where 50% of the imperial budget is stolen by handlers in Moscow, meet "Yura Unitaz"—the alleged toilet salesman in charge of Russia's drone war—and analyze the forensic data proving the Kadyrov regime is running on autopilot.The cake is rotting, friends. Don't eat it.IN THIS EPISODE:The Shoigu Precedent: How German bureaucracy was hacked by Russian apathy.The Mashenka Economy: The President, the Pie Shop, and the 1998 oil prices.Orthodox GPT: Outsourcing Judas to a server farm.The Kadyrov Glitch: Waze data, deleted Instagram posts, and the panic in Grozny.The Dead End: Why Russian nationalists admit "The SMO is out of fashion."SUPPORT THE FRONT LINE: Help our friends at Car4Ukraine turn civilian trucks into life-saving "Christmas Tree Trucks" for the defenders on the zero line:

Video version on YouTube (with actual video this time - I fixed the lights)https://youtu.be/ArDauZSpDT8In this episode of The Eastern Border, we strip away the propaganda and look directly into the terminal necrosis of the Z-Empire. The "Geopolitical Greatness" has peeled off like cheap wallpaper, revealing the rot underneath.The Economic Suicide Note We start with the panic in the Kremlin's wallet. The US has seized a sixth Russian tanker, and the "Z-Patriots" are finally realizing that Donald Trump isn't their savior—he is their repo man. We read the latest dispatch from oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who has penned what amounts to a suicide note for the Russian economy. He calls it "Perestroika-2." He warns of mass bankruptcy by June. He confirms that the "Sovereignty" they fought for is just a clearance sale for China.The Phantom Airforce We listen to Vladimir Baglaev, a Cherepovets factory director who sounds less like a captain of industry and more like a nihilist philosopher. He breaks down the Kremlin's plan to build "1,000 airplanes" by 2030 and reveals the funding gap is 99%. There are no planes. There are no machines. And, thanks to the war, there is no one left to build them.The Asylum of Lost Souls But if you think the economy is broken, wait until you see the minds. We tour the ideological asylum with Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, the retired GRU officer who wants to combine the Gulag with the Monastery into a "Russian Christian Socialist State."And finally, we witness the ultimate collapse of meaning. Alexander Dugin—the "Brain of the State"—has identified the true metaphysical enemy of Russia. It is not NATO. It is not the West. It is Cheburashka. Dugin has declared a holy war against the Soviet cartoon character, identifying him as a "Demon of the Moon" and a symbol of liberal post-humanism.The pipes are bursting. The factories are silent. And the philosophers are hunting cartoons. This isn't strategy. It is entropy. And entropy is undefeated.Stay warm, stay hard, and keep your powder dry.Links mentioned in this episode:❄️ Support the Show: Patreon

"Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead."In this episode of The Eastern Border, we dive into the surreal start of 2026. While the world watches the US conduct a "Blitzkrieg" operation in Venezuela to snatch Nicolas Maduro, the Kremlin is strangely silent. Why? Because the "Jungle Law" Vladimir Putin prayed for has finally arrived—and he's realizing he isn't the biggest predator in the forest.Also, please, donate to the Cars4Ukraine:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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John Michael Godier is a scientist and an avid follower in the UFO phenomena. He hosts the Event Horizon podcast and has a huge YouTube channer of the same name. He's also the author of two science fiction novels. He's spoken to everyone even remotely in field from Professor Avi Loeb to the disclosure skeptics and advocates. We discuss many of the recent stories including the disclosure efforts from certain nations, our interstellar visitors, the Ferme paradox, etc. We also visit some issues that aren't well reported as they occurred in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. I want to thank our mutual friend, Kristaps, for helping to put this together. If you'd like to support his work and The Eastern Border show, he has authentic Soviet era war plan maps recently found in a Latvian warehouse. Prices are reasonable and these are one of a kind authentic pieces of history. Please email Kris at theeasternborder@gmail.com. 

The economics professor that I have been quoting for a long time on this show, finally appears in person on The Eastern Border to talk about Russian economics.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate the Latvian film Flow winning the best animation category at the 2025 Oscars, Ally Pitts introduces an episode from previous guest Kristaps Andrejsons, which was originally published on his show, The Eastern Border. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episodes/state-funeral-sergei-loznitsa-91766026  https://theeasternborder.lv/about https://uppcinema.com/show/flow/  https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinema/flow-u https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13080/flow Milton Keynes Gallery: https://mkgallery.org/event/the-4-30-club-away-u/ https://mkgallery.org/event/flow-u/  https://mkgallery.org/event/away-u/  https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/flow/  Not technically an indie cinema, but still, this interview Picturehouse cinemas did with Gints Zilbalodis is worth a read. https://www.picturehouses.com/blog/the-movies-me-gints-zilbalodis Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

Kristaps Anderson from The Eastern Border re-enters the Garden after 3 years for the most anticipated crossover invasion of the year. I wonder where he's been? Kris takes a small break from covering a war from his homeland of Latvia to discuss ancient alien lore in Eastern Europe. Yes, the Annunaki were in Europe. Or Russia at least. We also discuss pyramids, Hancockian theories, other high strangeness on the Eastern border, as well as our thoughts on issues like UFO disclosures, other life in the Universe, Other-Dimensional beings, etc. If you don't know Kris' work, hopefully you will prospectively. There have been attempts on his life. Plural. But he found time to discuss Slavic lore and how his area is known for werewolves and why a lot of women in the Baltics don't mind being considered witches.

Eastern Border 10th anniversary episode. A bit more meta-podcsast stuff than usual, but don't worry, plenty of important news as well.Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/HCu6J5hSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special conversational episode of History Impossible, we're joined again by friend of the show and friend of mine, Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border podcast (which will also host this conversation on its feed!), who was kind enough to grace the shores of the United States for a visit, specifically Texas. Specifically, we turned to his recent special wedding episode where he discussed the eponymous “man who saved the world,” Stanislav Petrov, who, according to erroneous headlines from publications like the Atlantic a number of years ago, saved the world by “doing absolutely nothing.” Kristaps is here to disabuse us all of such a ridiculous notion.In 1983, the Cold War was at its most tense since the early 1960s, particularly during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was during this time that the monitoring station where Stanislav Petrov was station picked up signals indicating that a handful of nuclear missiles launched from the United States had been launched in the direction of the Soviet Union. While he could have responded without thinking, leading to missiles being launched back at the United States, Petrov opted to wait for visual confirmation of the incoming missiles, putting both he and potentially hundreds of thousands of Soviet citizens in jeopardy. His rationality paid off and it turned out that there had indeed been an error in the detection equipment. No missiles had been fired.Why was this so extraordinary? This is what Kristaps is here to tell us about for us to discuss, along with scatterings of news from Ukraine as well as the eternal debate over American involvement overseas, as well as the proliferation of nuclear weaponry. It's actually a fairly light episode, considering the subject matter, so enjoy!History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider donating today to help keep me free and this show alive:David AdamcikRajan AthulBabeonbobbyMichael BeachBenjaminElias BorotaJohannes BreitsameterCharles CCliffydeuceCRdaddygorgonPaul DeCosterNeil DickensNathan DiehlBob DowningDramicasRob DuvalGavin EdwardsHowie FeltersnatchPierre GhazarianJayson GriesmeyerNathan GroteBenjamin HamiltonPeter HauckCarey HurstJoe6245Thomas JustesenMike KalninsBryn KaufmanLeah KodnerBenjamin LeeConstance LoucksMaddyMounty of MadnessJose MartinezMike MaylebenJudy McCoidJim MillerKyle MohneyKostas MorosRyan MortensonCameron NeedhamSkip PachecoDavid PageMolly PanJeff ParrentJean PetersSr. PowellBrian PritzlAnaR737PJ RaderGleb RadutskyAleksandr RakitinReptilycusPhillip RiceChris RoweJon Andre SaetherAlison SaloJake ScaliaEmily SchmidtJulian SchmidtAndrew SeeberJoshua SimpsonCameron SmithThomas SqueoBrian SteggemanPier-Luc St-PierreAthal Krishna SundarrajanJared Cole TempleChrisTXWard Van RoyRobert VSJonny WilkieRicky WortheyMichael WroblewskiF. YouGreg Zink

The hefty budget bill, sanctioned by Congress and authorized by President Biden a month ago, perpetuates a longstanding tradition of allocating considerable sums for border security in numerous Middle Eastern nations. This comes even as the contentious discourse over the apt methods for securing the United States border remains unresolved. The colossal $1.2 trillion package delineates appropriations for various departments including defense and homeland security, and stipulates a specific allotment of $380 million, scheduled to be available until September 2025. This fund is aimed at reimbursing several countries including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman for their intensified border security efforts. Of these, Jordan is allocated a special quota of $150 million. This provision has embraced several omnibus budgets in past years, instigating dissatisfaction among numerous Republicans who perceive this as an unwarranted expenditure. They condemn this allocation, noting the ironic timing - a period when some of their Democrat counterparts display reservations about spending for protective measures such as the construction of border walls on the U.S. southern border. This massive spending package, although it succeeded in gaining bipartisan approval in both Congressional houses to circumvent a potential government closure, triggered significant pushback from conservative factions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

¡Entre Mata-Dragones y cuevas de ancianos, el Club Comiquero de Lectura continúa la saga "Bone", de Jeff Smith! TEMAS Comentarios generales y rápidos. El Mata-Dragones (Dragonslayer). Rock Jaw. Señor de la frontera oriental (Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border). La cueva del anciano (Old Man's Cave). Conclusiones FICHA COVACHA Mesa: Isaac de la Rocha, Se Mixtli, César Castañón "El Enano" y Valentín García. Fecha de estreno: Lunes 19 de febrero, 2024. Fecha de grabación: Miércoles 14 de febrero, 2024. Podcast TimeStamps & Redes: Valentín García. El Club Comiquero de Lectura es un podcast de la familia Covacha, donde reseñamos cómics publicados en México sin snobismo pero de forma seria, analizando el contexto del lanzamiento en su lugar de origen y en nuestro país. ¡Conviértete en miembro del canal de YouTube desde $9 al mes, y ayúdanos a seguir creando contenido! Suscríbete al Podcast de La Covacha en Spotify.​ Apple.​ Amazon.​ Google. Anchor. Acerca de LA COVACHA Proyecto colectivo de fans para fans en el que hablamos de cómics, series, películas, y todo lo relacionado con la vida ñoña. Comenzamos a ñoñear en 2006, abrimos el sitio en febrero de 2007, y no hemos parado desde entonces. Bueno sí, un rato en 2015, pero aquí andamos de nuevo.

Happy Bonesgiving! In this episode, we celebrate our favorite(?) holiday with another excursion into the world of Bone, this time skipping ahead to Bone Vol. 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border, written and drawn by Jeff Smith, published by Cartoon Books and Scholastic! Fone Bone and Smiley Bone are separated from the rest of the book's main cast, attempting to set an adorable baby rat creature free into the wild, when they run afoul of the menacing mountain lion Roque Ja, who plans to turn them in to Kingdok, monstrous leader of the rat creatures and servant of the mysterious Hooded One! Can the Bones, the possum kids and a menagerie of cute young orphans evade these dangerous predators? And can they find shelter in that literary lion's den known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·         J'accuse, Smiley Bone! ·         Curt reads some love poetry ·         That time Lassie committed murder ·         Bone Vol. 6: Old Man's Cave ·         The Marvels ·         Loki Season 2 ·         That Madame Web trailer ·         The Righteous Gemstones, Season 3 ·         Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Join us in two weeks as we commemorate our 200xth episode (!!) with one of the most important comic book stories of all time: Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man! Until then:Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or the platform formerly known as Twitter! And as always, thanks for listening!

Content warning: sexual abuse and implied sexual assault In this episode, friend of the show and John Constantine authority Tracy Tanoff joins us in unpacking a defining moment in the life and career of everyone's favorite street-level mage (and con man) with a discussion of John Constantine, Hellblazer #11: Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come, by Jamie Delano, Richard Piers Rayner and Mark Buckingham, published by DC Comics! 10 years before the cataclysmic events of American Gothic, a young John Constantine and his band of occult amateurs investigates strange happenings at an abandoned rock club, only to quickly find themselves hopelessly out of their depth! Can John and his friends survive the monstrous Norfulthing? Can John rescue a young girl named Astra from the clutches of the demon Nergal? And can he bluff his way past the bouncer and into that hellish hole-in-the-wall known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·         Curt comes hard at Sting ·         Legends of Tomorrow: Bad Blood ·         Hellblazer: Rise and Fall ·         Carmilla: The First Vampire ·         Dracula Vol. 1: The Impaler ·         Mucous Membrane is having a moment ·         Your Band Sucks, by Jon Fine Join us in two weeks as we return to the world of Jeff Smith's Bone with a look at Bone Vol. 5: Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border! Until then:Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or the platform formerly known as Twitter! And as always, thanks for listening!  

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I was listening to The Eastern Border and Kris was interviewing a guest he had collaborated with previously. I was impressed by his knowledge, demeanor and presentation. The topic was architecture and I listened about ancient architecture and immediately felt I needed this guest on GoD to explore the items I hear so often. Such as "we couldn't build the pyramids today"; "we've lost technology"; "ancient people could not build megalithic structures"; and - of course - Tartaria. I contacted David Getzin and he agreed to come on immediately. He had a podcast and has a YouTube show called "Living Process". He's also a world traveled, Harvard educated, Architect - who, as far as I could tell - knows everything. He's absolutely brilliant. We discussed the above topics, Atlantis, Hyperborea, Carlson, Hancock, Jordan Peterson. and many others. We addressed so many topics and I learned so many words. Best yet: It looks like we'll be doing a part 2 as well.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4863095/advertisement

Day 453.Today, we bring you the latest news from Belgorod as Russia battles saboteur groups on its own territory and we talk about Russian prison culture and its impact on soldiering in the invasion.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter) @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Kristapps Andrejsons (Journalist and creator of The Eastern Border podcast). @TorquemadaStark on Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greetings, Comrades! In this episode, we are joined by Zack from When Diplomacy Fails podcast, to talk about how Girkin did (or did not) start the whole mess, make some predictions about the future, and discuss Irish politics a bit, because, they too - technically - are on the Eastern Border of the EU.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristaps Andrejsons is a war correspondent regularly covering the conflict in Ukraine, ad the host of the Eastern Border podcast.   He joins the show to discuss:    * Why Russia pushed patently false referendums in Ukraine * Who blew up the Nord 2 pipeline * How the Ukrainian conflict might play out * What the West should do in its aftermath

Greetings Comrades! This is a crossover episode with the Eastern Border podcast where Anthony and Kristaps discuss their recent reporting trip to the city of Mykolaiv and the nearby frontlines. But first, a combat update regarding the rapid Ukrainian advances on both the Kharkiv and Kherson fronts. And a special thank you to our fixers at the Ukraine Frontline Media Platform. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Kristaps: @Eastern_Border Fixers: @UFMPlatform Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this special episode of History Impossible--and The Eastern Border--I was lucky enough to sit down with the host OF The Eastern Border, Kristaps Andrejsons, in what I am calling my fastest guest turnaround I've done with the show so far. It was meant to be, however, given the whirlwind of news that continues to come from his area of expertise, that is, the Eastern Border, namely involving the Russo-Ukrainian War, and above all, how all that relates to the history of that region. Because, as is always the case with me and most other people who study history, it was hard not to feel like we have been here before, in psychology and spirit, just with newer, deadlier and wilder technology. Because you see, comrades and friends: the assassination (or attempt thereof) of major political figures appears to be on the rise again. This is most definitely the case in Russia, where we've seen the daughter of Aleksandr Dugin get caught in a car bomb and eight (yes, EIGHT) oil-baron oligarchs die of mysterious circumstances. But, as Kristaps and I discussed, it seems to be part of a much broader, still developing story, with the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe in Japan and the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh in the United States. In other words, much of this reeks of the time period stretching from the 1880s (especially in Russia) all the way to 1914.Thanks to these hard-to-miss, hard-to-deny parallels, Kristaps helped take me down a wild rabbit hole of philosophical discussion and speculation on how the future must be shaped while still respecting the importance of the past and ultimately we came to some very interesting conclusions, both a little frightening and pragmatic. The world is a dark place right now, and looking at its past does very little to dissuade us of this notion, but this is what he and I do. He's been working harder than most people I know (if not all people I know) and was immensely tired when we spoke, but he powered through and I can't thank him enough for his time and conversation. Consider supporting him and his fantastic show over at www.patreon.com/theeasternborder.History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon and PayPal:Elias BorotaCharles CMatthew DakusRichard DaveyNathan DiehlGavin Edwardseli123kyKevin GonyNathan GroteAl HallPeter HauckJoseph HurstThomas JustesenMike KalninsBryn KaufmanBenjamin LeeTrevor LindborgMaddyMounty of MadnessJose MartinezMike MaylebenJudy McCoidMonicaKostas MorosRyan MortensonBen MullenSkip PachecoMolly PanJean PetersBrian PritzlPJ RaderGleb RadutskyAleksandr RakitinEdward RayJon Andre SaetherAlison SaloEmily SchmidtJulian SchmidtCameron SmithBrian SteggemanPier-Luc St-PierreJared Cole TempleSteve UhlerRicky WortheyF. You

Day 190.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the warzone, hear from our correspondent Campbell MacDiarmid who's on the ground in Ukraine and we interview journalist Kristaps Andrejsons, who gives us the view of the war from Latvia.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor). Follow Venetia on Twitter @venetiarainey.Campbell MacDiarmid (Foreign Correspondent). Follow Campbell on Twitter @CampbellMacD.With thanks to Kristaps Andrejsons. Kristaps is a Latvian journalist who hosts his own podcast, The Eastern Border, which you can find out more about on Twitter @Eastern_Border.Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a swapcast with Kristaps Andrejsons, host of the Eastern Border podcast. We talk about  life in Latvia, what it's like to be a small former Soviet republic country with a big neighbor like Russia, and the Ukraine war from a Baltic perspective. In a bonus segment we discuss the increase in NATO troops in Europe and the Baltic countries.  Kristaps Andrejsons is an historian and a podcaster from Riga, Latvia, He hosts a podcast called Eastern Border about the politics and the history of the eastern Europe and the USSR and the Baltic region but which is now mostly focused on the war in neighboring Ukraine.  FOLLOW Kris and the podcast on Twitter at @Eastern_Border and find the podcast on podcast apps and Youtube and the website theeasternborder.lv.  Around the Empire aroundtheempire.com is listener supported, independent media. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on Rokfin rokfin.com/aroundtheempire, Patreon patreon.com/aroundtheempire, Paypal paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod, YouTube youtube.com/aroundtheempire, Spotify, iTunes, iHeart, Google Podcasts FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  Join us on TELEGRAM https://t.me/AroundtheEmpire Find everything on http://aroundtheempire.com  and linktr.ee/aroundtheempire Recorded on June 29, 2022. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: Baltic Citizens Worry They're Next on Russia's Menu: Moscow's aggression has stirred old fears in its neighbors, Kristaps Andrejsons Russia and Ukraine Are Trapped in Medieval Myths: A shared past underpins—and worsens—the conflict. Putin's Speech Laid Out a Dark Vision of Russian History: There's no room for Ukraine in the Russian leader's distorted telling of the past. Eastern Border Podcast: War in Ukraine: Famine  

Note: Supporters of History Impossible over on Patreon currently have access to the uncut version of this interview, complete with more banter and fun discussion regarding how weird America is. Head over to www.patreon.com/historyimpossible and consider becoming a patron today so you can hear the uncut versions of conversations had on this show plus much more! In this edition of the Impossible Interviews series, we're joined by the one and only Kristaps Andrejsons of the famous Eastern Border Podcast to talk about both his time as not just a history podcaster on the Eastern Border of Europe, but as the podcaster in general of the Baltic states (hence the nickname the "Podfather of Latvia") and how he got there (and what it's cost), as well as all things Ukraine. During the first half of 2022, Kristaps has been covering the Russo-Ukrainian War both from home in Latvia and on the front lines themselves, having spent several weeks traveling all over eastern Europe to reach Odessa and then finally Kyiv where he was given a first-hand glimpse into the chaos that has been unleashed there. Much of this has been covered in his daily dispatches on the Eastern Border podcast feed, as well as in a number of articles for various outlets, including Foreign Policy Magazine. (Check out Kristaps' writing here: https://foreignpolicy.com/author/kristaps-andrejsons/) He's also had in-depth and thought provoking conversations with the likes of MartyrMade's Darryl Cooper and Hardcore History's Dan Carlin. In the case of our conversation, we went in a few different directions. We spend some time dissecting a lot of the arguments surrounding the ongoing conflict, we discuss Vladimir Putin in relative detail, and we take some time to discuss a shared interest of ours--the infamous philosopher who's been called "Putin's Brain" (and even called a modern Rasputin) Aleksandr Dugin and his Traditionalism-fueled multi-polar philosophy.  Hopefully, this episode will be as informative for all of you as it was for me (and even fun, despite some depressing revelations about how this war is likely going to shake out). So with that I say, in Kristaps' words, dasvidaniya tovarich! And remember: happiness is mandatory. History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon and PayPal: Elias Borota Charles C Matthew Dakus Nathan Diehl Gavin Edwards Kevin Gony Nathan Grote Al Hall Peter Hauck Mike Kalnins Benjamin Lee Trevor Lindborg Mounty of Madness Jose Martinez Mike Mayleben Judy McCoid Monica Kostas Moros Ryan Mortenson Ben Mullen Molly Pan Jean Peters Brian Pritzl PJ Rader Gleb Radutsky Aleksandr Rakitin Eugene Rosso Aria Saeidi Jon Andre Saether Alison Salo Emily Schmidt Julian Schmidt Cameron Smith Brian Steggeman Pier-Luc St-Pierre Jared Cole Temple Steve Uhler Ricky Worthey F. You

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Hey everyone. After the recent Thoughts On Ukraine episode, I thought it would be a good idea to bring someone on the show who has a different perspective. Kristaps Andrejsons is a Latvian journalist,

Hey everyone. After the recent Thoughts On Ukraine episode, I thought it would be a good idea to bring someone on the show who has a different perspective. Kristaps Andrejsons is a Latvian journalist, writer, and the host of The Eastern Border podcast - one of my go-to podcasts for Russian, Soviet, and Eastern European history for many years. He is a fluent Russian speaker, and provides insight that you're simply not going to get on CNN or Fox News. That said, he and I have very different interpretations of the recent history between the West & Russia, and this discussion was a great start at getting to the bottom of our disagreements. So, those of you who have been pining to see me get my ass handed to me by someone on this issue, maybe now's your chance! This is a preview of a Substack subscribers-only episode, so if you can spare $5 a month to help me buy kibble, I'm sure my cats, and certainly I, would really appreciate it. Follow him on Twitter for regular updates on the current Russian-Ukrainian war, and check out his website and podcast for longer form analysis.

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"The Eastern Border" podcast host Kristaps Andrejsons once again is back on the show, this time calling in from the border of Ukraine and Poland where he has been spending the last few days reporting on the situation for Latvian media and working together with Latvian relief workers providing aid for the countless refugees seeking safety. Kristaps tells about the situation he's been seeing on the ground, as well as the ways that Latvians can continue helping the people of Ukraine. You can check out The Eastern Border Podcast here: http://theeasternborder.lv/ Opening and closing music: courtesy of Ausma Apsīte

We did a collaboration with the Eastern Border about Galaktion Tabidze! Listen to it here! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historysaqartvelogeorgia/support

Thousands of Afghans escaping spiralling violence at home are entering Turkey. But will they be able to find safe haven? By Liz Cookman