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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 53 MIN

2.20 The Asymmetrical Humiliation: Or Else, What?

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Greetings, comrades! In Episode 2.20, we examine the sheer, terminal absurdity of the Russian Federation's bureaucratic collapse.The geopolitical gravity has inverted: Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is now openly mocking Vladimir Putin inside the Kremlin about having functional elections and free internet. In response, the paranoid Russian state is dropping a digital Iron Curtain, exterminating regional ISPs, and forcing its population into a digital gulag before the next wave of covert mobilization hits. We dissect the "Archimedes 2026" military expo (where cadets duct-taped AK-74s to a remote-controlled river-trash collector), uncover the newly privatized corporate draft in Ryazan, and watch the Z-patriots suffer a complete psychological meltdown as the Ministry of Defense proudly announces the "complete liberation of the LNR" for the third time since 2022. The empire is out of breath, out of cash, and out of threats.Fund the Thunder:Help the Perun Unmanned Systems Battalion turn Russian armor into scrap metal with unjammable fiber-optic FPV drones. Donate to the Easter Trucks 2026 campaign here:car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-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 on our BlueSky:@theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/YouTube version, as this time we have video content: (will be up eta 2 hours)https://youtu.be/KGdyRs7lVAESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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