After the collapse of the soviet union in 19 91, east european countries moved away from russia's sphere of influence and joined nato. The alliance is particularly formidable considering an armed attack on one or more the parties is deemed to include an Armed attack on the territory of any of the parties in europe or north america. And as nato's influence spread across east europe, russia found itself in an increasingly precarious position. In two day's episode, we talk about the economic cost of a russia eukrane war.