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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 8th, 2025: Ukrainian Troops Invade Russia Again & Trump Announces High-Stakes Nuclear Talks With Iran
08 Apr 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, as diplomatic talks over the war in Ukraine stall, Kyiv launches a fresh invasion into Russian territory, and Moscow prepares for a new spring offensive. Later in the show, a surprising update regarding Iran, as President Donald Trump says the U.S. is now engaging in direct talks with the Islamic regime over their nuclear program, with a major meeting set to take place this Saturday in Oman. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.com and use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
It's Tuesday, the 8th of April. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up, as diplomatic talks over the war in Ukraine stall, Kyiv launches a fresh invasion into Russian territory, and Moscow, well, they're preparing for a new spring offensive.
Later in the show, a surprising update regarding Iran, as President Trump says that the U.S. is now engaging in direct talks with the Islamic regime over their nuclear program, with a major meeting said to be taking place this Saturday in Oman, or it might actually just be a meeting about perhaps having a meeting to maybe talk about the possibility of direct talks.
We'll sort through all the various mixed messages. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin in Eastern Europe, where Ukrainian forces are back on the offensive, launching a fresh incursion into Russian territory.
On Monday, President Zelensky publicly confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian troops are fighting in Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, engaging in active operations aimed at stifling Moscow's attack capabilities.
Now, Zelensky emphasized that the primary goal is not to seize large swaths of Russian territory, like they did with their invasion of the Kursk region back in August of 2024. but to protect Ukrainian towns and settlements in the regions of Sumy and Kharkiv, which face regular aerial bombardments from Russian forces that are stationed near their border, according to a report from Euronews.
The latest incursion is also designed to split Russia's attention, easing pressure on other parts of the war's front lines, particularly in the Eastern Donetsk region. Zelensky said, quote, we continue to carry out active operations in the border areas on enemy territory, and that is absolutely just. War must return to where it came from, end quote.
While the activity is only just coming to light, an assessment from the Institute for the Study of War suggests Ukrainian forces first crossed the border into Belgorod in mid to late March after being all but completely dislodged from the Kursk region following a Russian counteroffensive earlier that month. But details of the operation remain scarce.
It's not clear how many Ukrainian troops are taking part in the Belgorod incursion or how long Kiev plans to maintain a presence there. Kremlin officials have also confirmed the limited invasion, saying that Ukrainian forces are attempting to, quote, wedge themselves into the western part of the Belgorod region.
They accused Kiev of attempting to, quote, create a negative background amid the ongoing diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Russia. That, of course, implies that Putin is actually interested in ending his military adventurism, which doesn't frankly appear to be the case.
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