"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:<a href="https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Other Borders with Michael Hillard of The Red Line

A podcast about the politics and the history of the eastern Europe - including, but not limited to the current state of Russia, politics of the EU, history of the USSR and the region in general.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.