2.23 The Slow Freeze

2.23 The Slow Freeze

From The Eastern Border by Curonian

April 24, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

The episode critiques the analysis of the Russian war machine's strength based on GDP numbers.

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, [...]

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Host: Curonian

Topics covered

  • Russian war machine
  • GDP analysis
  • military conflict
  • political commentary
  • economic indicators

Keywords

  • Russia
  • war machine
  • GDP
  • analysis
  • conflict
  • politics
  • economy

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Organizations: Western “Pink Pony” analysts

Places: Russia

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