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Thank you. It's Thursday, 6 February.

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, we'll begin in Ukraine, where President Zelensky has requested that the U.S. provide Kiev with nuclear weapons as an alternative security guarantee if NATO membership remains

off the table.

We'll discuss the implications and how President Trump's special envoy to Ukraine is responding.

Then, following President Trump's remarks, proposing a U.S.-led takeover of the Gaza Strip,

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to prepare plans to allow Palestinians

to voluntarily leave the enclave.

But first, our afternoon spotlight.

Ukrainian president Zelensky is revealing his conditions for ending the war with Russia,

and they come with a major ask from the United States,

provide Kiev with nuclear weapons to serve as a deterrent.

Oh, is that all you want? Zelensky made the

request on Tuesday, during an interview with British journalist Pierce Morgan, arguing that if there

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