2:26 This was supposed to be SPIEF 2

About this episode

Kristaps Andrejsons discusses the geopolitical situation near the Russian border amidst the collapse of the Russian Federation.

The geopolitical abstract has officially broken down into physical, bleeding reality. Recorded live from Latgale, just 22 kilometers from the Russian border, host Kristaps Andrejsons breaks down a sleepless night under a NATO kinetic intercept and details the accelerating structural collapse of the Russian Federation in June 2026. While Vladimir Putin stands on stage at the multi-million-ruble St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) spinning tales of "technological sovereignty," his hometown burns from massive Ukrainian drone strikes, his Black Sea Fleet surrenders maritime trade routes, and hardline Z-patriot milbloggers are openly calling him a delusional "grandpa" living in a parallel universe. From Soviet-era rationing in occupied Crimea to historical parallels with the fatal Khodynka Tragedy of 1896, we strip away the vranyo to examine an empire in its terminal death spiral. 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 Car4Ukraine Eastern Border…

People in this episode

Host: Kristaps Andrejsons

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• Russian Federation
• NATO
• Ukrainian drone strikes
• historical parallels
• economic collapse

Keywords

• geopolitics
• NATO
• Russian collapse
• Ukrainian strikes
• SPIEF
• Khodynka Tragedy
• Latgale
• Vladimir Putin

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Latgale, Russian Federation, Crimea

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