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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | August 14th, 2025: Trump Sends A Warning To Putin Ahead Of Alaska Summit & US Destroyer Sails Into Disputed South China Sea
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—we’ll have the latest on the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska, as President Trump warns Vladimir Putin of "very severe consequences" if he doesn’t agree to a ceasefire at their Friday meeting. The threat came after Ukrainian and European leaders warned Trump the Russian strongman "is bluffing" about seeking peace. Later in the show—a US Navy guided-missile destroyer sails into the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea just days after two Chinese military ships collided while harassing the Philippine Coast Guard. We’ll have the…
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