The President's Daily Brief
May 30th, 2025: Did Ukraine Try to Assassinate Putin? & New Nuclear Warnings About Iran
30 May 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A top Russian military official claims President Vladimir Putin was nearly assassinated by a Ukrainian drone strike during a recent visit to the front lines in the Kursk region. A new Gaza ceasefire plan from U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff has been accepted by Israel—but Hamas is pushing back with demands for major changes. A new Austrian intelligence report directly challenges U.S. assessments, alleging Iran’s nuclear weapons program remains active and is advancing at a rapid pace. And in today’s Back of the Brief: the U.S. raises its flag in Damascus for the first time since 2012, signaling a potential diplomatic thaw with Syria’s government. 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 TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDBfor 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 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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It's Friday, the 30th of May. 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. We'll start things off with a dramatic claim out of Moscow. A top Russian military official says that President Putin was nearly assassinated by a Ukrainian drone strike during a recent visit to the front lines.
Later in the show, a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza is on the table from U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. Israel says yes, but Hamas is demanding changes. Plus, a new intelligence report out of Austria is challenging U.S. assessments on Iran. The findings claim that the Iranian regime's nuclear weapons program is not only alive but advancing rapidly. and in today's Back of the Brief.
For the first time since 2012, the U.S. has raised the American flag at the ambassador's residence in Damascus, Syria. It's a symbolic move that marks the latest sign of thawing relations between Washington and Syria's new government. But first, today's PDB Spotlight. We begin today with a story that sounds like it's ripped straight from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel.
A senior Russian military official is claiming that Ukrainian forces attempted to assassinate President Putin earlier this month during his visit to the Kursk region. It's a territory that Moscow recently recaptured from Ukrainian control.
According to air defense commander Yuri Dashkin, Putin's helicopter was flying through what he described as a massive drone attack launched by Ukraine on the 20th of May. Dashkin told Russian state media that 45 drones were shot down that day alone and that one of them was on a direct path toward Putin's aircraft before being neutralized by Russian air defenses.
Over the course of three days, Dashkin says Russian forces intercepted over 1,100 drones, calling the scale of the assault, quote, unprecedented. He emphasized that the intensity of the drone attacks spiked during the exact time frame of the president's flight, framing it as a deliberate and coordinated assassination attempt.
Dashkin said in an interview broadcast by the Rossiya24 TV channel, quote, we were simultaneously engaged in an air battle and ensured the safety of the president's helicopter in the airspace. The helicopter was effectively at the epicenter of the response to the massive drone attack, end quote. Well, how wordy is Dashkin?
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