Looking to diversify and protect your hard-earned assets, well, schedule a free consultation call with the Birch Gold Group.

They're the precious metals specialists.

Just text PDB to the number 989-89-89, and you'll receive a free, no-obligation information kit and learn how to convert an existing IRA or a 401k into a gold IRA.

Again, just text PDB to the number 989-898-8-8-8.

It's Monday the number 18th 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, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is threatening bipartisan legislation,

designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism over

the Putin regime's mass abduction of Ukrainian children. Later in the show, officials in Jerusalem

are sounded the alarm on efforts by the Iranian regime to recruit Israeli citizens for acts

of sabotage and even assassination plots.

We'll have those details.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

As President Trump continues with his efforts to end the war on Ukraine, a key ally in the Senate is demanding one essential stipulation in any peace agreement.

Moscow must return tens of thousands of missing Ukrainian children

to their home country. On Sunday, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham threatened to pursue bipartisan legislation

designating Russia, a state sponsor of terrorism over the Putin regime's reported mass kidnapping

of Ukrainian children. As we've been tracking here on the PDB,

Kiev has officially confirmed the abduction of more than 19,500 children since the war began

back in February of 2022. Other Ukrainian officials, well, they say the number is much higher,

anywhere from 35,000 to a staggering 150,000. That's according to a report

from the New York Post. In an interview on Fox News's Sunday morning futures, Graham said,

quote, I intend to push the return of these children until I can't push anymore. If they do not

...