PDB Evening Bulletin | May 15th, 2025: Chinese Spy Devices Discovered In Solar Panels & Putin Snubs Direct Peace Talks With Zelensky In Turkey

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Evening Bulletin: First, U.S. energy officials are re-evaluating the national security risks posed by Chinese-made equipment critical to America’s renewable energy infrastructure, after discovering what appear to be spy devices hidden inside Chinese solar power inverters. Later in the show—high stakes direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that were planned for Thursday in Turkey hit a major snag, as Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to skip the negotiations, instead sending a junior delegation in a snub to Kyiv and President Donald Trump. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybriefDeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text PDB to 64000. Message and data rates apply Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.2	Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.
0:47.2	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.5	Now, I apologize for the late upload today of the PDB afternoon bulletin.
0:55.9	Our youngest boy, Mugsy, had an all-day tennis tournament that kept me away from the microphone
1:01.0	until now.
1:02.2	So it's actually the PDB early evening bulletin for today.
1:06.4	We'll get back to the normal time tomorrow.
1:09.0	All right, let's get briefed.
1:10.8	First up, U.S. energy officials
1:12.8	are reevaluating the national security risks posed by Chinese-made equipment critical to America's
1:19.3	renewable energy infrastructure. After discovering what appears to be, and this is shocking,
1:24.9	spy devices hidden inside Chinese solar power inverters. We'll have
1:29.5	the details. Later in the show, high-stakes direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that were
1:35.5	planned for Thursday in Turkey hit a major snag, as Russian President Putin decided to skip
1:41.6	the negotiation, instead sending a junior delegation in a snub
1:45.2	to Kiev and President Trump. But first, today's afternoon spotlight, U.S. energy officials
1:50.8	are warning that America's critical infrastructure is dangerously vulnerable to Chinese
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