It's September 22nd, you're listening to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm your host and former CIA officer Brian Dean Wright.

Your morning intel starts now.

First up, Russia has announced a major escalation in its war in Ukraine with hundreds of thousands

of new troops mobilized.

I've got those details plus three things that you should be watching for.

As always, I'm keeping an eye out for developing stories, put these two on your radar.

First, some bad news for dirty green energy, an industrial battery in California caught

on fire.

A highway was shut down and people were locked inside their homes.

Some important lessons coming up.

Second, the Biden administration committed $200 million to Central American countries

yesterday for humanitarian purposes.

Bad timing, though.

A former first lady in Honduras was just convicted for stealing the same.

And finally, the last thing before I let you go, a listener question about another former

US military general comparing conservatives in this country to Nazis.

We'll discuss it.

But first, let's get started with today's main brief.

We've got a critical update this morning and the war of attrition between Russia, Ukraine,

and the West, including the United States.

Before I get into the details, I want to emphasize that this is perhaps the most important

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