May 20th, 2025: Putin Signals ‘Compromise’ After Trump Call & A Cartel Ambush In Mexico

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• President Trump says Russia and Ukraine will begin “immediate” ceasefire negotiations after a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin confirms Putin is open to discussing “compromises” following what it described as a frank conversation.

• Two security consultants—one of them a former U.S. State Department contractor—are gunned down in what appears to be a cartel ambush at a restaurant in Guadalajara, Mexico.

• Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, unleashes a blistering attack on President Trump following his Middle East visit, accusing him of lying and calling for the destruction of Israel.

• And in today’s Back of the Brief: Australia begins loading nearly 50 decommissioned Abrams tanks for shipment to Ukraine, despite quiet objections from U.S. officials.

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