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It's Thursday, the 14th 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, while the latest on the U.S. Russia summit in Alaska, as President Trump warns Vladimir Putin, quote,

various severe consequences will take place if he doesn't

agree to a ceasefire at their Friday meeting, while Ukrainian and European leaders tell Trump that

Putin is, quote, bluffing about seeking peace.

Later in the show, a U.S. Navy-guided missile destroyer sails into the disputed Scarborough

Shoal in the South China Sea just days after two Chinese military ships collided into each other

while harassing the Philippine Coast Guard. We'll have those details. But first, today's

afternoon spotlight. All eyes will be on Alaska on Friday, of course, where President Trump

will be sitting down with Russian President Putin for a potentially pivotal discussion on ending

the war in Ukraine. But it appears that Trump is already tempering expectations ahead of the summit.

On Wednesday, the president said there will be, quote, very severe consequences

for Russia if Putin does not agree to stop his war on Ukraine after their sit-down, though he

didn't elaborate on what those consequences might look like. Now, here's a thought. I suspect that a

former KGB officer and longtime leader of Russia isn't going to pay much attention to an ultimatum,

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