The President's Daily Brief December 1st, 2025: Russia’s War Machine Is Collapsing & Trump Eyes Controversial Pardon
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Dec 1, 2025 Internal reports from Moscow reveal a dramatic collapse in Russia’s arms exports, raising doubts about Putin's military capabilities. Meanwhile, President Trump considers a controversial pardon for a former Honduran leader linked to drug trafficking. Trump also escalates tensions with Venezuela by warning airlines about closed airspace, while the investigation into a deadly shooting involving National Guard members in D.C. uncovers intriguing details about the suspect's background.
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Rostec Admits Major Export Collapse
- Russia's defense export business has collapsed about 50% since 2022 according to Rostec's own admission.
- That drop signals structural weakness that undermines Moscow's ability to sustain a long war of attrition.
Industrial Capacity Drives Russia's Strategy
- Russia's battlefield strategy depends on industrial endurance and volume production of munitions and vehicles.
- If its defense industry falters, Moscow's attrition strategy becomes much harder to sustain.
Sanctions And Supply Chains Are Strangling Production
- Sanctions and loss of Western components have choked Russian weapons production and forced reliance on older systems.
- Rostec says domestic demand for the front now takes priority over foreign buyers, worsening export declines.