PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 2nd, 2025: Ukraine Willing to Cede Territory? Trump Envoy Drops Bombshell & Israel Strikes Near Syria's Presidential Palace In Latest Warning

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine claims Kyiv is prepared to cede territories occupied by Russia to secure a comprehensive ceasefire, though the reported breakthrough comes as the Trump administration signals they will step back from their involvement in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Later in the show—Israel fires a shot across the bow at Syria’s new Islamist leaders, striking near the presidential palace in Damascus on Friday after issuing a stern warning regarding sectarian attacks. 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 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250. Plus, for a limited time enjoy 5% off on almost everything site-wide excluding subscriptions and B-stock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.
0:04.0	And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?
0:07.0	Something about her smile is just brighter.
0:10.0	Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...
0:15.0	Kate-ier?
0:16.0	Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,
0:20.0	and she got up to 15% off with business booker.
0:24.1	Get better sleep for your money. Premier Inn Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed.
0:52.1	First up, President Trump's special envoy for Ukraine claims that Kiev is prepared to seed territories
0:59.1	occupied by Russia in order to secure a comprehensive ceasefire, though the reported breakthrough
1:05.6	comes as the Trump administration signals that they'll step back from their involvement in peace talks between
1:12.1	Russia and Ukraine. Later in the show, Israel fires a shot across the bow at Syria's new
1:18.1	Islamist leaders, striking near the presidential palace in Damascus on Friday after issuing a
1:24.0	stern warning regarding sectarian attacks. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
1:30.3	We'll begin with a flurry of updates regarding negotiations to end the war in Ukraine,
1:35.2	efforts that, well, appear to be crumbling despite a breakthrough concession from leaders in Kiev.
1:41.0	Retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, President Trump's special envoy for Ukraine,
1:45.8	claimed in an interview with Fox News on Thursday that Kiev is prepared to cede territories
1:51.0	currently occupied by Russia, though not in an official capacity to secure a comprehensive ceasefire.
1:58.9	Kellogg said a meeting held in London late last week, attended
2:01.8	by European and Ukrainian representatives, resulted in 22 concrete terms that Ukraine has agreed to
2:09.3	regarding a potential 30-day truce, one that Kellogg hopes could help pave the way for a
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