December 2nd, 2025: Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Shadow Fleet & A Potential War Crime Probe

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ukraine strikes at the financial core of Russia’s war machine, using naval drones to hit two shadow-fleet tankers that move Moscow’s illicit oil across global markets. A potential scandal emerges in the administration’s counter-narcotics campaign as reports indicate U.S. forces carried out a second strike on a suspected drug boat after survivors fled the initial attack. President Trump’s negotiating team heads to Moscow following what he calls “very productive” talks with Ukrainian officials, with key details still unresolved. And in today’s Back of the Brief— F-16s scramble over Palm Beach to intercept a civilian aircraft that violated the restricted airspace around Mar-a-Lago. 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 TriTails Premium Beef: Get 15% OFF the ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ steak box. Order by Dec 14 at https://TriTailsBeef.com American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org - APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit https://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.5	It's Tuesday, the 2nd of December. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
1:00.0	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
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1:09.0	First up, Kyiv targets the heart of Russia's war financing.
1:13.1	Ukrainian naval drones slam into two shadow fleet tankers,
1:17.7	disrupting Moscow's covert oil pipeline to global markets.
1:22.1	Later in the show, a potential scandal is emerging.
1:25.2	In the White House's campaign against drugboats, sources say U.S.
1:29.8	forces launched a second strike on a vessel after the first attack left survivors. Now, that
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