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October 24th, 2025: China Pulls the Plug on Russian Oil & Europe Bankrolls Ukraine
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: A potentially major blow to Moscow. China’s biggest oil companies have quietly halted purchases of Russian crude after the U.S. sanctioned two of the Kremlin’s largest energy giants. It’s a move that could hit Putin right where it hurts most. Later in the show—tensions between Washington and Jerusalem. Prime Minister Netanyahu is putting West Bank annexation plans on hold after Vice President JD Vance publicly rebuked the move. Plus—Ukraine gets an economic lifeline. The European Union has agreed to bankroll Kyiv for the next two years and is…
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