13. Groundbreaking innovations in corruption
The Eastern Border
Kristaps Andrejsons
4.7 • 877 Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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I had to channel my Gonzo style for this one again. You see, there was yet another article, that was just published in the west, stating that Russia's somehow adapted to this war and has modernized and innovated solutions to the problems they had in the early war. The only thing Russia's innovated are new and clever ways of graft and embezzlement - they would deserve a Nobel prize for this, but that's been preemptively stolen - they're just THAT good at crime. And only crime.
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| 1:36.3 | Greetings, comrades, and welcome to the Eastern Border. I'm edgy, angry and tired, which means it's time for some real hardcore journalism, Gonzo, of course. This time I would actually |
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