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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | August 8th, 2026: U.S. Intel Warns Putin Could Attack NATO & The Mystery Behind Moscow's Deadly Bombing
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—Washington is quietly rethinking one of its core assumptions about the war in Ukraine. U.S. intelligence now reportedly believes Vladimir Putin may be willing to challenge NATO directly through a limited military or hybrid attack designed to probe Western resolve. If they're right, it could mark one of the most dangerous shifts in the war since Russia's full-scale invasion. Later in the show—Russian officials now believe last weekend's deadly restaurant bombing in Moscow was aimed at one of Vladimir Putin's top generals. We'll examine the…
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