PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 27th, 2026: Russia’s Battlefield Problems May Make Putin More Dangerous

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: European officials are increasingly worried that Russia’s battlefield struggles in Ukraine could actually make the Kremlin more dangerous, as fears grow that Vladimir Putin may escalate pressure beyond Ukraine if the war remains stuck in a costly stalemate. Israel appears to be expanding military operations deeper into southern Lebanon as the IDF intensifies strikes against Hezbollah and targets the terror group’s growing drone threat near the Israeli border. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515 Goldbelly: Make Father's Day unforgettable with iconic foods delivered—get free shipping and 20% off your first order at https://GOLDBELLY.com with code PDB. Chapter: Compare every medicare plan call 915-671-5252 today! Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact https://Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday the 27th of May. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,
0:17.1	your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up,
0:22.0	Russia's battlefield struggles in Ukraine may actually be making Europe more nervous, as officials
0:27.6	warn that Putin could become more dangerous if the war remains stuck in a costly stalemate.
0:33.7	Later in the show, Israel appears to be expanding operations deeper into southern Lebanon as the IDF
0:39.8	targets Hezbollah's growing drone threat. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. Now, the conventional
0:46.3	wisdom is that if Russia is struggling in Ukraine, Europe would be safer. But, according to a new
0:52.9	report from the Wall Street Journal, that may not be the case.
0:56.4	Because increasingly, European security officials are beginning to worry that a Russia stuck in a grinding battlefield stalemate may actually become more dangerous, not less.
1:06.8	Over the past several weeks, Moscow has ramped up both its rhetoric and its pressure campaign
1:11.2	against countries along NATO's eastern flank, and not to state the obvious, but the Kremlin's
1:17.1	rhetoric is precisely designed to cause this sort of concern and alarm within the EU.
1:23.3	Russian officials recently threatened Latvia after accusing the country of hosting
1:27.0	Ukrainian drone operators
1:28.6	claims that Latvian authorities flatly deny. In Lithuania, air raid alarms reportedly forced
1:34.5	government officials into bunkers after suspected Russian drones approached the country's airspace
1:39.5	from neighboring Belarus. Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defense has reportedly published the addresses
1:45.4	of companies in several European countries accused of supporting Ukrainian drone production,
1:51.1	warning of, quote, unpredictable consequences if support for Kiev continues. Now, none of this
1:58.0	means Russia is preparing to launch a full-scale invasion of NATO territory
2:02.1	tomorrow morning, of course. European intelligence officials quoted in the report say there are
2:06.7	currently no signs that Moscow is massing troops or equipment for an imminent attack outside Ukraine.
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