Mike Baker

He warned, quote, the front line runs elsewhere, arguing that the dispute, quote, delights Putin and shocks our allies.

And that may ultimately be the most important point here.

Russia has spent years trying to exploit historical grievances

and political divisions among the countries supporting Ukraine.

The Kremlin, of course, doesn't need to create new fractures if old ones begin reopening on their own.

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Welcome to the PDB Situation Report.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, just days after the U.S.

and Iran signed a framework agreement or a memorandum of understanding, the first round of follow-on negotiations was called off following a deadly exchange of attacks between Israel and Hezbollah.

That didn't take long.

We'll be joined by Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defensive Democracies to discuss what happens next.