PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 18th, 2026: Inside Rubio’s Secret Talks Over Cuba’s Future & & Ukraine Negotiations Stall
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🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Vanta. |
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| 0:44.6 | Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. |
| 0:47.1 | I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. |
| 0:50.6 | All right. |
| 0:51.6 | Let's get briefed. |
| 0:52.8 | First up, we're getting a revealing look at the Trump administration's quiet strategy for Cuba, |
| 0:58.8 | as Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly opens back-channel discussions, not with Havana's |
| 1:05.0 | president, but with Raul Castro's grandson. I'll have the details. |
| 1:10.1 | Later in the show, another round of U.S.-Russia-Ukraine peace talks comes and goes with few |
| 1:15.5 | tangible results and no clear path forward. |
| 1:19.6 | But first, today's afternoon spotlight. |
| 1:22.2 | Today we're getting a new look into the Trump administration's plans, possibly, for the future |
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