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Again, text PDB to 989-898. It Wednesday, 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, bombshell reporting

reveals Russia's hybrid or shadow war nearly reached the U.S. European intelligence now says a Russian sabotage network

was preparing to attack U.S.-bound aircraft. It's almost like Putin doesn't have any interest in peace.

Huh. Later in the show, a surprising statement from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, saying he's prepared

to hold elections in Ukraine within three

months if the U.S. and allies are willing to secure the vote. But first, today's afternoon

spotlight. We're starting things off with an intriguing report out of Europe, and it speaks to something

that we've been tracking here on the PDB for quite a while.

We've been closely following Russia's hybrid or shadow war across Europe,

the sabotage attempts, the arson plots, the drone incursions, the strange disruptions,

hitting rail lines, power cables, and military installations.

It all points to Moscow, running a far-reaching covert campaign designed to

unsettle European governments and test NATO's defenses. But according to new reporting from the

Financial Times, that campaign came much closer to the U.S. than anyone previously understood.

In July of last year, explosive devices hidden inside

DHL parcels detonated inside logistics hubs in the UK, Poland, and Germany. Now, these

weren't small, insignificant explosives. European Security Services later concluded that each device

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