The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/19 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: February 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/19 at 08:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. U.S. President Donald Trump is brushing aside Ukraine's complaint that it has yet to be invited to join talks on ending the war with Russia. I think I have the power to end this war. But today I heard, oh, well, we weren't invited. Well, you've been there for three years. You should have ended it three years.

You should have never started it. You could have made a deal. Trump is not only suggesting that Ukraine is responsible for the war, he's also claiming that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has an approval rating of only 4%. Zelensky, meanwhile, answered these claims today at a news conference in Kyiv. Anna Cunningham reports. Anna Cunningham The real standout line from President Zelensky this morning was when he said that President Donald Trump was living

in a disinformation sphere. Now, he referenced the comments made about President Zelensky's approval ratings being at 4%. He said this was Russian disinformation. He did say that he wouldn't normally talk about his own popularity, but that it's 58%. And he said, if anybody wants to replace him right now, it won't work. In terms of that meeting yesterday between US and Russia officials, President Zelensky said, the US is helping Putin to end his isolation. And he did go on to say that he would like President Trump's team to have more truth about Ukraine, something we can expect he'll talk more about when he meets President Trump's envoy, retired Lieutenant

General Keith Kellogg, who arrived in Kiev this morning. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Meanwhile, European Union envoys have approved a new round of sanctions today against Russia. The sanctions will target dozens of Russian officials and organizations and impose new trade and bank restrictions. EU foreign ministers are due to endorse the sanctions officially on Monday. In the face of mounting criticism about cuts being made to US governmental services, US President Trump is standing behind the man responsible, Elon Musk. Trump and Musk sat down last night for a joint interview on the Fox News Network.

Katie Simpson has more. President Trump is a good man. Elon Musk sat next to Donald Trump, flattering his boss with a steady shower of compliments during the hour-long interview on Fox News. At this point, I spent a lot of time with the president and not once have I seen him do something that was mean or cruel or or wrong. The president himself didn't miss a beat returning the favor with compliments of his own. He's a very good person and he wants to see the country do well. Both Musk and Trump defended the work of Doge, the Department of

Government Efficiency. Led by Musk, Doge is spearheading the federal government purge, dismantling agencies and firing tens of thousands of workers in the name of cost cutting. I think he's going to find a trillion dollars. If Trump and or Musk watched the live broadcast, there's a chance they saw the commercial paid for by the province of Ontario promoting it as a steady trading partner. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Sentencing is scheduled today for Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protests in Ottawa.

King was found guilty in November on five charges, including mischief and disobeying a court order. The Crown is seeking a 10-year sentence, which would be the maximum penalty. His defence is asking for time served in probation. The convoy protests saw hundreds of trucks and thousands of people gridlock downtown Ottawa for about three weeks in protest of public health mandates introduced during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travellers can expect delays at Canada's busiest airport again today. This has investigators remain on the scene probing Monday's crash at Toronto's Pearson International.

A Delta Airlines plane crash-landed, injuring 21 people. The Transportation Safety Board is saying it has sent the plane's data recorders for analysis. And airport officials expect the wreckage to remain on the runway for at least another day. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.