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It's Tuesday, the 12th of August. 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, Russian forces mount a surprise assault along the front lines in eastern Ukraine.

In a bid to take full control of Ukraine's Denetsk region, ahead of Vladimir Putin's

summit with President Trump in Alaska on Friday of this week. It's such a mystery, I'm sure you're

saying to yourself, if Putin is actually interested in peace. Nothing says I'm serious about peace talks,

like mounting a surprise assault. We'll have the details.

Later in the show, Trump grants China another tariff reprieve. On Monday, the president

signed an executive order, implementing a 90-day pause on additional tariffs that was set

to take effect today against the Chinese regime, as tense trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing continue.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight. With a summit between Trump and Putin apparently set

to take place in Alaska on Friday, the Russian military launched a new offensive in eastern Ukraine,

which begs the question, at what point does the White House actually lose

patience with Putin and move forward with the maximum sanctions plan? In recent days, Russian forces

have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Doblpilia in a bid

to take full control of Ukraine's Denetsk region. Now, the surprise offensive comes just

days before Putin is set to sit down with President Trump in Alaska. The offensive is likely

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