PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 23rd, 2025: Angry Russians Confront Putin Over Economy and War & Starlink in the Crosshairs

The President's Daily Brief · Dec 23, 2025 · 13m

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Rare cracks appear in the Kremlin’s façade as frustration over poverty, inflation, and the war in Ukraine spills into Vladimir Putin’s tightly controlled year-end “Direct Line” address—offering an unusual glimpse of domestic pressure inside Russia. Later in the show—Western intelligence agencies warn that Moscow may be developing a new anti-satellite weapon aimed at Starlink, the space-based communications system that has become critical to Ukraine’s war effort. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief…