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September 21st, 2026: Houthi Missiles Target Riyadh & Ukraine’s Biggest Moscow Drone Attack · The President's Daily Brief

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It's Monday,
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the 21st of September.
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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
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I'm Mike Baker,
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your eyes and ears on the world stage,
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and yes,
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I am
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on the road.
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All right,
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let's get briefed.
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First up,
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well,
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OK,
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before we get to what's first up,
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in a major development over the weekend,
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Ole Miss
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beats down LSU and their coach,
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he who must not be named.
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Saturday evening in Oxford.
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Amazing game.
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It was incredible and incredible energy and excitement throughout that stadium.
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Great job to coach Pete and the young men of Ole Miss.
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Howdy toddy.
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All right,
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now let's get to the brief.
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First up,
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Houthi missiles and drones target Riyadh.
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And now Turkey says it could step in to help Saudi Arabia
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under a new trilateral defense pact
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that was recently signed between the Saudis,
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Turkey,
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and Pakistan.
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The escalation is raising the risk that this conflict expands into a much bigger
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regional war.
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More conflict.
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That's just what 2026 needed.
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Later in the show,
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Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack yet on Moscow,
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hitting the Russian capital as voters
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participated in the nation's parliamentary elections,
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and I use the word elections loosely given that
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there was no opposition to Putin on the ballot.
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Plus,
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President Trump announces a deal to expand the US military presence in Greenland
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while leaving the strategically vital Arctic island under Danish sovereignty.
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So for the time being,
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no invasion of Greenland is on the calendar.
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And in today's back of the brief,
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Kim Jong Un launches his teddy out of the crib yet again.
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North Korea launches two ballistic missiles
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into the sea
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just days after threatening to strengthen their nuclear capabilities.
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But first,
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today's PDB spotlight.
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The Middle East took a very dangerous turn
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toward a broader regional war this weekend.
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For the first time in the current Saudi-Houthi escalation,
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the fighting reached Riyadh.
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Saudi Arabia says the Iranian-backed Houthis launched a
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ballistic missile toward the capital early Saturday morning.
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Saudi air defenses intercepted it,
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but residents reported hearing explosions,
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and later a huge column of black smoke could be seen
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rising near King Khalid International Airport.
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The Houthis claimed that they had attacked
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what they called sensitive sites in Riyadh
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using missiles and drones.
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The Wall Street Journal reports
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the assault apparently targeted jet fuel storage at the airport.
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The Houthis also claimed attacks elsewhere in the kingdom,
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including Yanbu on the Red Sea,
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where one of Saudi Arabia's most important oil pipelines terminates.
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Saudi officials say attacks were also attempted
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against Taif,
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Baish,
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and Farsan.
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This follows another serious incident just days earlier
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when Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis.
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Of sending a drone toward Mecca,
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the Houthis denied targeting the holy city,
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but Riyadh called the security of Mecca a red line.
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So the pressure is building quickly,
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which is the intention,
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of course,
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of the Iranian regime.
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It's fairly implausible that the Houthis are acting unilaterally here
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without the influence and guidance of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps,
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the IRGC,
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which has personnel on the ground in Yemen working with the Houthis.
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The Houthis have been attacking Saudi territory since July
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when they declared a naval blockade against the Saudi kingdom
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and opened another front in the broader regional war.
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They've also seized important positions along Yemen's Red Sea coast,
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including the port of Mocha and islands near the Bab al Mandeb,
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giving them a stronger position along one
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of the world's most important shipping routes,
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and Saudi Arabia is beginning to feel the strain.
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Regional officials tell the Associated Press that
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the kingdom is running low on missile
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defense interceptors after weeks of Houthi attacks.
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Riyadh has reportedly asked France,
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Britain,
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Pakistan,
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and Egypt
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for additional air defense support,
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and they reportedly asked the White House for
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military assistance in dealing with the Houthis,
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a request that was apparently rebuffed.
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The US continues to provide intelligence cooperation,
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but President Trump has so far resisted Saudi requests
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for direct American military help against the Houthis.
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And that brings us to what's arguably the most important part of this story.
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Saudi Arabia has another set of allies that it can call on.
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As we reported last month,
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Saudi Arabia,
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Turkey,
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and Pakistan
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signed what they call the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement.
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Now at the heart of that pact
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is a simple provision
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an armed attack against one of the.
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Three countries
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will be regarded as an attack against all three.
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It's not dissimilar to the Article 5 clause in the NATO alliance.
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The Turkish foreign minister said on Saturday
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that Turkey sees what he called
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very serious attacks on Saudi sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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He said Riyadh may now have military needs,
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particularly technical ones,
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and that Turkey is prepared to help meet them under the agreement.
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Pakistan has been more cautious.
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Islamabad says there have not yet been discussions
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about launching a military response under the pact,
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but Pakistani officials have repeatedly said
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the country intends to honor the agreement if the time comes,
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and that puts Pakistan
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in an especially difficult position.
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Islamabad has also tried to maintain relations with Iran
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and has played a diplomatic role between Tehran,
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Washington,
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and the Gulf states.
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Direct Pakistani military involvement against the Iran-backed Houthis
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would make that balancing act much harder.
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Saudi Arabia is facing missile and drone attacks on its cities,
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attacks on energy infrastructure,
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pressure along its Red Sea export route,
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and dwindling stocks of the interceptors that it
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needs to defend against all of that.
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Turkey is now publicly saying it's prepared to help.
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Pakistan is saying it's going to honor its
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obligations with a defense pact when necessary,
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and the fighting that began as another
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front between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis
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now has a mechanism that could pull two more major militaries into the conflict.
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All right.
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Coming up next,
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Ukraine hits Moscow with its biggest drone assault yet,
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and President Trump touts a new deal securing a larger US military footprint
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in Greenland.
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I'll be right back.
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As Russians cast their ballots over the weekend in the
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first parliamentary election since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
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the Kremlin clearly wanted to project control and stability,
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but that effort ran headfirst into reality
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when Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on the Russian capital yet.
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As we've discussed here on the PDB,
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Kiev has steadily expanded the reach and scale of their drone operations,
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hitting targets that
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once appeared safely beyond reach,
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at least from Moscow's perspective,
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as the elections carried on over the weekend,
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Russian officials said Ukraine launched more than 1000 drones across the country,
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including roughly 450
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targeting Moscow.
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Moscow's mayor claimed Russian air defenses stopped the attacks,
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writing on social media,
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quote,
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The biggest attack by enemy drones
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has been repelled.
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But I'm not sure that the word repelled means what the mayor thinks it means.
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Russian authorities say the strikes killed 3
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people in the Moscow region and another 2
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in Russian-occupied Khursan,
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including an election official.
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The drones also damaged a facility at Moscow's oil refinery,
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a site that Ukraine has targeted before
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as part of its widening campaign against Russia's energy industry.
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That industry remains one of the few financial engines of Putin's war.
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Oil revenues,
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of course,
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fill the Kremlin's coffers,
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while refineries produce fuel
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for Russia's military and economy.
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Moscow's mayor also accused Ukraine of deliberately
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timing the attack to disrupt the election,
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again
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using the term election here is a bit of a
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misnomer in that it implies that the voters had options.
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While there were several political parties on
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the ballot besides Putin's United Russia party,
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none are actual opposition parties.
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The Kremlin has managed to sideline
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any actual opposition
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to Putin or his policies.
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Regardless,
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Russians were voting for members of the state Duma,
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the lower house of parliament there in Russia,
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in a process that ran from Friday through Sunday
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across the country's 11 time zones.
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The mayor insisted that Ukraine's alleged effort failed.
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Now Ukraine has not said disrupting the vote was its objective.
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Still,
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a Putin crony politician complaining about election interference
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is classically ironic.
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The Putin regime barred openly anti-war candidates,
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while Russian law
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threatened lengthy prison sentences
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for what authorities considered discrediting
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the military or spreading false information
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about Putin's war.
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That made the likely outcome obvious before counting even began.
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Yet another parliament
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dominated by the pro-Putin United Russia party.
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There are quote permitted opposition political parties
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in Russia,
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but they are
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permitted because the Kremlin views them as controllable or malleable,
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and they stay within
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opposition parameters that Putin considers acceptable.
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So Moscow was condemning alleged Ukrainian interference
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in a vote that had already been rigged
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in Putin's favor,
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while the drone attack
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punctured the image of wartime stability
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that the election was meant to project.
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Putin nevertheless portrayed the election as evidence
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that Russia remains stable and united behind his policies
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even as the war
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enters its 5th year
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with no sign of ending.
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The Kremlin says national unity and some censorship are necessary
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during what it still calls its special military operation.
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It portrays the conflict as an existential struggle against a hostile West and
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accuses Ukrainian intelligence and other adversaries
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of trying to stir unrest inside Russia.
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Still,
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the Berlin-based Nest think tank said permitted opposition
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parties could benefit from Russia's growing economic strain
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that would not threaten Putin's grip on parliament.
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But in an election this tightly managed,
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even modest gains by
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permitted opposition parties
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could offer some indication of the war fatigue
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the Kremlin has tried to contain.
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By Sunday,
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turnout had climbed to nearly 57%,
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and that's according to Russia's Central Election Commission.
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Complete results are expected Monday.
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The Kremlin insisted everything had gone largely according to plan,
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but its own reports
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painted a messier picture.
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Russian officials said Moscow's online voting
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system came under cyber attack Saturday,
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echoing the mayor's claim about the drone assault.
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The Central Election Commission said it had repelled those attacks as well.
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The country's digital ministry also reported an attempted act of sabotage
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against communication lines in the Far East.
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Officials said that attempt was thwarted
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and service restored.
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Russian authorities did not establish that
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Ukraine was responsible for either incident.
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Still,
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between the cyber attacks and the drones over Moscow,
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the final days of voting hardly projected the
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calm and control that the Kremlin wanted.
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So the ballots are in,
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and once again United Russia is expected to retain its dominance of parliament.
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All right,
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turning to a country that wasn't really on anybody's radar until recently,
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that of course would be Greenland.
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President Trump announced Friday that the US,
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Denmark,
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and Greenland had reached a new agreement
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over the strategically important Arctic island.
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Trump described it in sweeping terms,
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saying the deal would give
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Washington permanent control over Greenland's security
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and allow the US to do what it believes is necessary to defend the island.
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But the actual picture is a little more complicated.
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For starters,
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Greenland remains a self-governing territory within the kingdom of Denmark,
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and the Danish Prime Minister says the
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agreement recognizes Denmark's sovereignty and territorial integrity,
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as well as the Greenlanders' right to self-determination.
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What it does appear to do is give the US a significantly
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larger and potentially more important permanent military role on the island.
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According to reporting from Reuters,
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the agreement provides for expanded American military access,
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including basing and overflight rights.
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A US official told Reuters
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those rights would remain in place even
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if Greenland eventually became independent from Denmark,
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and that could be one of the most important pieces of the agreement.
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The deal also reportedly bars non-NATO
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countries from establishing military bases in Greenland
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and places restrictions on certain
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sensitive investments by potential adversaries.
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In practical terms,
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that means China and Russia.
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Both countries have shown growing interest in the Arctic as
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melting ice opens new shipping routes and access to natural resources.
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Washington has become increasingly concerned about
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Chinese investment in Greenland's infrastructure and
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Russia's military buildup across the Arctic.
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So part of this deal appears designed not only to expand America's footprint there,
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but to make sure Beijing and Moscow
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can't establish one of their own.
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And there's an important caveat here though,
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as we talk about this.
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The US
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already has pretty broad military access to Greenland
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under a defense agreement signed with Denmark back in 1951.
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The US has long had the ability to station forces,
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operate military facilities,
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and fly military aircraft over the island.
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The US also already operates Patufik Space Base in northwest Greenland.
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That facility plays a major role in
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missile warning,
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missile defense,
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and space surveillance.
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Greenland's location.
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Puts it directly along some of the most important
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potential missile routes between Russia and North America.
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Aren't they lucky?
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So this is not a case of Denmark suddenly opening access to the US
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and the Pentagon.
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The door was already open.
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The real question is how this increases the already available access.
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Right now
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we don't have those specifics.
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The full text of the agreement has not been publicly released,
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and Denmark says the three governments expect to formally
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sign it during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.
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After that,
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it still has to go through the
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required parliamentary procedures before taking effect.
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We don't know how many additional American troops could be sent to Greenland.
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We don't know whether the Pentagon plans to build entirely new bases or
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mainly expand existing facilities,
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and we still don't know exactly what kinds of Chinese or Russian investments
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would be blocked under the agreement.
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That makes Trump's description of permanent
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American control over Greenland's security,
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uh,
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broader than what Denmark itself is publicly saying.
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Copenhagen describes this as an agreement that
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strengthens security across the Arctic and North Atlantic
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while leaving Danish sovereignty intact.
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Greenland's government has also publicly welcomed the agreement,
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saying it recognizes Greenland's interests and strengthens security
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for Greenland,
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Denmark,
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the US,
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and the broader Western alliance.
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Alright.
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Coming up in the back of the brief,
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North Korea is at it again,
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increasing tensions with Washington
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and regional allies by launching 2 ballistic missiles
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and promising
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to upgrade their nuclear arsenal.
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More on that when we come back.
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In today's back of the brief,
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I want to take a closer look at North Korea's latest show of force after Pyongyang
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fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday.
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The launches came just days after Pyongyang vowed that it
19:16
would not change course in expanding its nuclear arsenal.
19:20
South Korea's military says both missiles were
19:22
launched from the coastal city of Wonsan.
19:25
The first flew approximately 280 miles across North Korea's eastern waters.
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Then,
19:30
about 3 hours later,
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Pyongyang launched another,
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sending the second more than 370 miles before it plunged into the sea.
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US Indo-Pacific Command says neither launch posed
19:41
an immediate threat to American personnel,
19:43
territory,
19:44
or allies.
19:45
Still,
19:46
as we've discussed here on the PDB,
19:48
North Korea is prohibited from launching ballistic
19:50
missiles under UN Security Council resolutions.
19:54
Which would mean something if Kim Jong
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Un cared about UN Security Council resolutions
19:59
or if the UN
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responded to violations with anything other than harshly worded memos.
20:04
South Korea condemned the launches and said its military
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remains ready to repel any further provocations alongside the US
20:12
Now these launches are part of a much broader
20:14
pattern that we've been following here on the PDB.
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Last month,
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President Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce
20:21
the annual Ochi Freedom Shield exercise with South Korea
20:25
as his administration looked for a way to restart diplomacy with Kim Jong Un.
20:30
At that point,
20:31
rather than agreeing to lower the temperature or restore some form of diplomacy.
20:36
North Korea dismissed Trump's decision,
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arguing that shortening the exercise
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did nothing to change what the regime called
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the U.S.'s provocative,
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aggressive nature.
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Earlier this month,
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the US,
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South Korea,
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and Japan completed another five-day trilateral exercise.
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One day later,
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North Korea staged a joint live fire drill involving
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ballistic and cruise missiles,
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artillery,
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and attack drones.
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Pyongyang launched those weapons together,
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apparently practicing a coordinated attack
21:08
designed to overwhelm American and South Korean air defenses.
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And here we are barely a week later.
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North Korea has now launched two additional ballistic missiles.
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That latest round followed another warning from Kim
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Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong on Friday.
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She attacked the U.S.led Pacific Vanguard naval exercise involving South Korea,
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Japan,
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Australia,
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New Zealand,
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and Canada.
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She called it a
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frantic military move and blamed U.S.led war rehearsals
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for worsening regional tensions.
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And that is the typical narrative from Pyongyang.
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North Korea violates UN resolutions and rehearses increasingly complex attacks.
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Then,
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when the US and its allies conduct defensive drills,
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the regime blames them for the instability that it created.
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More importantly,
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Kim Yo Jong vowed that Pyongyang would never reverse course.
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She promised
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clearer action and said there would
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never ever be a change in its effort
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to strengthen its nuclear deterrent.
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That makes the diplomatic picture considerably more complicated.
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Of course.
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Trump has repeatedly signaled that he's interested
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in talking with North Korea's leader again.
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Their previous round of diplomacy collapsed back in 2019
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without an agreement eliminating the regime's nuclear weapons.
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Since then,
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Kim has expanded his arsenal and strengthened
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his relationships with Russia and China.
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Military experts believe he now expects to enter any future negotiations
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with greater leverage.
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Earlier this year,
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Kim left the door open to eventually returning to talks,
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but he of course
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attached major conditions.
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Kim Jong Un said Washington would have to abandon
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what Pyongyang calls its hostile policy toward North Korea.
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He also demanded that the US accept what he describes
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as the North's status as a nuclear state.
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Washington and Seoul continue to reject that demand
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and call for North Korea's denuclearization.
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And that,
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my friends,
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is the President's Daily Brief from Monday,
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the 21st of September.
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Now,
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if you have any questions or comments,
23:08
and I hope you do,
23:09
just reach out to me
23:10
at PDB@thirstv.com.
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And finally,
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while I'm sure you were all very busy cheering
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on Ole Miss's big time victory Saturday over LSU
23:19
and their evil villain of a coach,
23:21
I hope you also had time to catch our latest episode of the PDB Situation Report.
23:26
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source intel analyst extraordinaire Ryan Macbeth
23:34
and exiled Russian YouTuber Konstantin Semoyov.
23:37
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23:38
insightful analysis from our guests,
23:40
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23:42
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I'm Mike Baker and I'll be back later today with the PDB
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