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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 17th, 2024: Putin's Withdrawal In Syria & Ukraine Assassinates Russian General In Moscow
17 Dec 2024
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We begin in Syria, where the Russian military appears to be conducting a large-scale withdrawal, ending over a week of speculation about whether they would stay or leave. Then, we’ll turn to Russia, where Ukraine's security service is claiming responsibility for the high-profile assassination of a Russian general in the heart of Moscow. 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 Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. We begin in Syria, where the Russian military appears to be conducting a large-scale withdrawal, ending over a week of speculation about whether they would stay or leave.
Then, we'll turn to Russia, where Ukraine's security service is claiming responsibility for the high-profile assassination of a Russian general right in the heart of Moscow. But first, our afternoon spotlight.
We'll begin with an update on Russia's troop presence in Syria, as major questions exist over whether the Kremlin will lose their strategic foothold in the Middle East in the wake of Putin ally Assad's overthrow.
As we discussed on last week's PDB, the lightning offensive that brought Islamist rebel militants to power just over a week ago presents a direct threat to the Kremlin's strategic military assets in the region.
While the Russians have been attempting to negotiate a settlement with the rebel group HTS over the past week in order to keep their military bases in post-Assad Syria, well, so far, the discussions with the new regime have borne little fruit.
Given how involved the Russians were in propping up Assad and the amount of Syrian blood they have on their hands, I suppose it's not surprising that the new rebel government may not be interested in negotiations. Now, according to unnamed U.S. officials who spoke with CNN, Russia has begun withdrawing large amounts of military equipment and troops from its Syrian bases.
While the officials said it's unclear whether the withdrawal will be permanent, they described the activity as, quote, significant. As a reminder, Russia has two military bases in Syria along the country's Mediterranean coast, a massive naval base in Tardis and an air base in the port city of Latakia.
The base at Tardis is of particular importance, providing Russia with their only access point to the Mediterranean Sea. Both bases also function as the main transit hub for military assets into African countries, and that's a key strategic interest for the Putin regime.
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