The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: February 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 12:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. We go first to NATO headquarters in Brussels, where U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is laying out the Trump administration's position on any future peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. A durable peace for Ukraine must include robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin again. The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic

outcome of a negotiated settlement. To be clear, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine. Hagseth also says it's unreasonable for Kyiv to expect any peace agreement that would involve Ukraine returning to its pre-2014 borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also in Brussels, and he says it's up to Ukraine to determine what it will demand in any peace negotiations with Moscow. Still in Brussels, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair, referencing U.S. President Donald Trump, says he will not tolerate anyone saying Canada is not a real country, or that Canada

should become the 51st American states. In all the years that we have been a member of NATO, Canada is never a country that has ever had to ask for help or been threatened by our alliances. That's not really the relationship that Canada has with the nations of the world, but we've been there for others and every time our allies and our friends needed us, we were there. Blair is in Brussels with Prime Minister Trudeau. They met earlier today with NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta. With the clock ticking down on the Trump administration's tariff threats, another Canadian lobby campaign

is underway in Washington. The Canadian premiers are in the U.S. Capitol, with Ontario's Doug Ford saying their message is being heard. Make no mistake about it, the president knows we're here, he knows we're concerned, he knows we're working across the aisle no matter if it's Democrat or Republican. We just want to move forward. We'd like zero tariffs. That's what we'd like.

Included in the Premier's visit will be talks with members of Congress whose districts will feel the effect of any Trump trade action. Federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is also in Washington meeting with President Trump's trade and commerce nominee, Howard Lutnick. With both sides accusing the other of violating the agreement, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears to be in jeopardy. Hamas claims humanitarian aid is being withheld from Gaza, and as a result, it says this weekend's hostage release

will be delayed. But that's a warning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling unacceptable. Sasha Petruszek has more. If Hamas doesn't return our hostages by Saturday noon, Netanyahu said in a video address, the ceasefire will end, though he's been vague on how many hostages he expects. All of this has raised tensions among hostage families protesting with signs that read, don't blow the deal, and among the majority of Israelis who

are desperate to see the remaining 76 hostages free. You must release them, I would like to say, yesterday. We can fight the Hamas later. Mediators from Qatar and Egypt are scrambling to save the ceasefire. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Most of southern Ontario is about to get hit with another snowy blast of winter. Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for a number of regions today that include the Greater Toronto area, Ottawa and Sudbury.

Anywhere from 15 to 20 centimetres of snow is in the forecast and as much as 30 to 40 centimeters is expected for southern Quebec. The Four Nations Face-Off Tournament gets underway tonight in Montreal. The opening game has Team Canada taking on Team Sweden. The tournament is replacing the annual NHL All-Star extravaganza. Tomorrow, Finland will take on the United States. This round-robin event continues into next week with a championship game set for February 20th in Boston. And that is The World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.