January 13th, 2025: The Grim Reality For North Koreans in Russia & Gaza Ceasefire Hopes

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We begin in Russia, where the diary of a dead North Korean soldier reveals the grim conditions faced by Pyongyang's troops on the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine. Then, we explore the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza, with reports that Israelis were surprised by Hamas's newfound flexibility in hostage negotiations. Plus, an update on Trump’s pursuit of Greenland, as Denmark reportedly reaches out to his team, signaling openness to enhancing security on the island or increasing the U.S. military presence there. And in today’s Back of the Brief: the latest from Los Angeles, where wildfires have burned for seven days, with the death toll continuing to climb. 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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0:00.0	It's Monday.
0:02.0	It's a day.
0:03.0	It's a daily
0:05.0	on the President
0:10.0	It's a daily brief.
0:14.0	I'm Mike Baker,
0:17.0	your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:20.0	Now, if you caught our special PDB announcement
0:23.3	from yesterday, from Sunday, you'll know that starting tomorrow, I'll be on an epic four-week
0:28.9	trek through the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Jordan to raise awareness for the UK Special
0:34.2	Forces Benevolent Fund. Five members of the UK Special Forces Club, including myself, 10 camels, and you don't often
0:41.5	hear that, and then amazing support team, an incredible support team.
0:45.1	We'll be covering 700 miles as we recreate the famous 1917 crossing of the uncrossable
0:51.7	desert by a small Arab army accompanied by Lawrence of Arabia, T.E. Lawrence.
0:57.2	Now, they went from Al-Waj in Saudi Arabia to Akaba in Jordan.
1:01.8	While I'm away, good friend Mike Slater has graciously agreed to fill in.
1:06.4	He'll be guest hosting here on the PDB to ensure that you stay informed and up to date.
1:12.4	Now, if you want to learn more about the Trek, and I hope you do, and about the UK Special
1:16.1	Forces Benevolent Fund, please check out the website. That's at www.sfcbf.org. That just stands for
1:25.1	Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund.
1:28.3	www. www.sfcbf.org.
1:32.1	And you can follow along on the Trek's progress with Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube sites.
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