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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 21st, 2024: Russia Launches Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile At Ukraine & Arrest Warrant Issued for Netanyahu
22 Nov 2024
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we start with another potential major escalation in the war in Ukraine, as Russia launches a nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile for the first time since the war began. Then, the International Criminal Court, or ICC, has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, alleging the pair have engaged in crimes against humanity linked to Israeli operations in Gaza. The move promises to further inflame regional tensions, as Hamas cheered the ruling and Israeli leaders condemned the action as “outrageous” and antisemitic. 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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It's like the late afternoon bulletin. It's actually the early evening bulletin, and I apologize for my travel schedule. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First, we start with another potential major escalation in the war in Ukraine. Oh, another escalation. As Russia launches a nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile,
for the first time since the war began. Then, the International Criminal Court, or the ICC, has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Golent, alleging that the pair have engaged in crimes against humanity linked to Israeli operations in Gaza.
The move promises to further inflame regional tensions as Hamas shared the ruling and Israeli leaders condemned the action as, quote, outrageous and anti-Semitic. But first, our afternoon spotlight. On Thursday, Russia fired a new type of ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro overnight as part of an attack on critical infrastructure in the region.
While officials in Kyiv initially said that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile, or an ICBM, U.S. officials disputed that claim, saying that it was an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile, referred to as an IRBM.
Vladimir Putin himself addressed the situation in remarks on Thursday, saying Russia had indeed test-fired an experimental medium-range ballistic missile in response to Ukrainian long-range strikes using Western weapons earlier this week.
Despite the debate about the specific classification of the missile, the one thing that ICBMs and IRBMs all have in common is that they are nuclear-capable weapons that can carry multiple warheads over a long distance. Speaking on Thursday during an unannounced television address to the Russian people, Putin said the launch was, quote, a response to U.S.
plans to produce and deploy intermediate and short-range missiles, end quote. He added, in the event of an escalation, Russia will respond decisively and symmetrically. Putin warned that more strikes using these types of weapons could follow, but said they'd issue warnings to civilians ahead of any further attacks.
According to an AP report, the missile was fired from a location nearly 500 miles away from its target, along with eight other missiles, though Ukraine managed to shoot down six with their air defense systems. An industrial facility and a rehabilitation center were damaged in the attack, and local reports said that two people suffered injuries.
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