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August 19th, 2026: Russia’s Top Economist Says Putin Is Losing & Iran Fires on the UAE

Season 2 Episode 1524 Published 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:


• First—Russia fires a prominent state economist after he warns Moscow cannot win its war of attrition against Ukraine and could face a sudden social crisis as the costs continue mounting.


• Later—Iran fires ballistic missiles toward the United Arab Emirates just hours after its diplomatic window with Washington expires.


• Plus—the Pentagon awards Raytheon a massive seven-year contract to replenish America’s depleted Tomahawk missile stockpile and dramatically expand production.


• In today’s Back of the Brief—a German court convicts a Ukrainian man of participating in an alleged Russian intelligence operation to send explosive parcels across Europe.


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