February 26th, 2025: The Kremlin Pushes Back On President Trump & North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Kremlin contradicts President Trump, stating that Russia has not dropped its opposition to peacekeeping forces in Ukraine—despite Trump’s claim to the contrary. We’ll break down the latest diplomatic friction. The U.S. turns up the heat on Iran, as the State and Treasury Departments reinstate 'maximum pressure' sanctions on Tehran’s shadowy oil trade. What does this mean for the regime? North Korean hackers have reportedly pulled off the biggest crypto heist in history—stealing $1.5 billion from one of the world’s largest exchanges. Experts warn the stolen funds could fuel Pyongyang’s weapons programs. And in today’s Back of the Brief, a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 50 people. Some of the victims reportedly fell ill after eating a bat—health officials are scrambling for answers. 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/@presidentsdailybrief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	I have to click the next to a lot more than a lot more than you. It's Wednesday,
0:43.1	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:47.0	I'm Mike Baker.
0:47.8	Your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.2	Coming to you from on the road,
0:52.4	and it looks like I'm in St. Louis, the great town of St. Louis,
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1:09.2	So there you have it. There's the latest. You've been briefed.
1:12.9	Oh, wait, no, you haven't. Let's get briefed. We'll start things off today with the Kremlin, contradicting President Trump.
1:19.6	Moscow says it has not dropped its opposition to peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, despite Trump's claim to the contrary.
1:27.3	Seems that there's still a ways to go before the White House and the Kremlin are on the same page.
1:32.6	But to be fair, well, the White House and the Kremlin have never been on the same page.
1:38.6	Later in the show, the U.S. is turning up the heat on Iran.
1:42.1	The state and treasury departments have reinstated what are referred to as
1:45.8	maximum pressure sanctions on Tehran's shadowy oil trade. We'll look at what this means for the regime.
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