April 18th, 2025: China Accused Of Supplying Weapons For Russia's War On Ukraine & UN Warns Iran On Verge Of Building Nuclear Bomb
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Who is hosting The President's Daily Brief for April 18th, 2025?
It's Friday, the 18th of April. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed.
What are the new accusations against China regarding the Ukraine war?
We'll start things off with new accusations from Ukrainian President Zelensky, who claims his nation has gathered intelligence that shows China is now supplying Russia with artillery and munitions, which of course would be a major escalation of Beijing's involvement in Moscow's war effort. We'll have those details. Later in the show, as the US and Iran once again head to the negotiating table this weekend, the UN's nuclear watchdog chief warns that Tehran is not far from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Plus, the Kremlin is reportedly planning to use a US-owned food producer that the Kremlin seized this past year to supply canned goods to the Russian military. Hmm. Und in heute's Back of the Brief, Movement on that much discussed US-Ukraine Mineral Steel. According to both President Trump and the Ukrainian government, that agreement is set to be signed next week. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
How is China allegedly supplying weapons to Russia according to Zelensky?
We'll begin with the latest developments from the war in Ukraine, where it appears that China may be taking on a far more involved role in the conflict than leaders in Beijing would have the world believe. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Thursday that intelligence shows the communist nation is supplying the Putin regime with weapons and munitions, marking the first time that Kyiv has openly accused China of providing Russia with direct military aid. While it did not disclose the specifics, Zelenskyy said the weapons included artillery and that Ukraine would be providing a more detailed report on the military coordination next week. That's according to Reuters. But Beijing's assistance reportedly doesn't stop there.
Zelenskyy also said they have evidence that the Chinese Communist Party, the CCP, is actively manufacturing certain weapons from Moscow right from Russian soil. Such actions would of course constitute a major escalation of Beijing's involvement in Russia's war effort and directly contradict the CCP's longstanding claims of neutrality when it comes to the conflict. As we have previously discussed on the PDB, China has spent much of the war attempting to position themselves as unbiased mediators between Ukraine and Russia, sending envoys to both countries when the war first kicked off. But their actions have consistently undermined their public claims. For example, they've never condemned the invasion by Putin or even formally called the conflict a war.
Last year, they even pushed a peace proposal for Ukraine that was universally rejected by the West for granting Russia major portions of Ukrainian territory, while asking for little in the way of concessions from the Kremlin. Und dann, natürlich, gibt es Chinas direkte ökonomische Unterstützung des Putin-Regimes. Sie werden sich erinnern, dass es im Februar 2022, nur Tage bevor Putin seine Invasion eröffnete, China und Russland zu einer, Quote, No-Limits-Partnerschaft verabschiedeten, die viele sagen, Putins Aggression ermöglichte und Russlands Gefängnis-Industrie-Komplex erweitert hat. The CCP has also provided computer chips, advanced software and dual-use technological components to Russia that have military applications, including for drones. Now, if the reports are accurate, it seems that China has been caught red-handed by Ukrainian intelligence covertly trying to tip the scales of the war in Russia's favor.
Zelenskyy told reporters Thursday, quote, we finally have information that China is supplying weapons to the Russian Federation. As of today, we have general information from the SBU intelligence service and reconnaissance about gunpowder and artillery.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is hosting The President's Daily Brief for April 18th, 2025?
0:30–0:52
2
What are the new accusations against China regarding the Ukraine war?
0:52–1:55
3
How is China allegedly supplying weapons to Russia according to Zelensky?
1:55–8:43
4
What evidence exists of Chinese mercenaries fighting for Russia?
8:43–12:49
5
How has China responded to the accusations about involvement in the Ukraine conflict?
12:49–20:33
6
What is the current status of Iran's nuclear weapons program according to the UN?
20:33–22:53
7
What are the implications of the collapsed 2015 Iran nuclear deal?
22:53–24:59
8
How are US-Iran nuclear negotiations progressing amid rising tensions?
24:59–25:14
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