Mike Baker

But every successful strike against the Russian homeland makes that argument harder to sustain.

And every refinery fire, airport disruption, or explosion inside Russia raises new questions about the Kremlin's ability to protect its own territory and to protect its citizens.

All right.

Now, before we head to break, a quick reminder that the first episode of our new premium series, The PDB Dictator Files, is now available.

Join me as we examine one of the world's strangest dictatorships.

Of course, I'm talking about Turkmenistan.

And next week, we'll release our second episode, a deep dive into Juche, the ideology that drives North Korea.

You can find The PDB Dictator Files right now at pdbpremium.com.

Okay, coming up next, Xi Jinping launches a massive new purge inside the Communist Party.

Well, how very Mao of him.

And new reporting reveals that the U.S.

military did prepare plans to send ground troops into Iran to seize Tehran's enriched uranium.

I'll be right back.

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