2.55 They will hang me

CIA Director John Ratcliffe didn’t fly to Moscow to negotiate with diplomats—he flew in to hand the FSB a spreadsheet proving the Russian Empire is mathematically dead. In this broadcast, we break down the secret intelligence dossier, the Lindsey Graham sanctions ultimatum, and the systemic panic tearing through the Kremlin. While Putin rambles on television about killer whales eating polar bears and inspects Chinese cars rebadged as "Volgas," the Russian state is quietly plunging its own provinces into a total digital blackout to prepare for the upcoming post-election draft. From the bankruptcy of the Russian agricultural heartland to frontline commanders using torture to seize real estate, we map the terminal collapse of the Panopticon. And at the center of it all is a terrified Tsar who admitted the real reason he can never hit the brakes: *"They will hang me."* 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 Autumn Harvest Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-2026-the-eastern-border Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.