The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: February 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 07:00 EST

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start listening today. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. With talking points frequently used by the Kremlin, U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up his attacks on the credibility of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Specifically, Trump is claiming that Zelensky refuses to hold a general election, which isn't exactly true.

Anna Cunningham reports. A dictator without elections. Speaking at a Saudi-backed event in Miami, U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his claims. Zelensky better move faster. He's not going to have a country left. Got to move. Got to move fast. This battle of words has seen the U.S.-Ukraine relationship crumble rapidly, with Trump first

claiming Ukraine initiated the war. Then-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying Trump was living in a Russian disinformation bubble. Zelensky was elected in 2019. His term in office was due to end in May 2024, but it was extended because Ukraine is in a state of martial law. Zelensky has promised to hold elections as soon as the war is over. Last night, British Prime Minister Kirsten Armer phoned Zelensky to reassure him he was

a democratically elected leader. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Canada's ambassador to the United States, K, Kristin Hillman, says it's possible Canada might be in a position to avoid widespread U.S. tariffs. I'm getting signals that the work that we are doing and the results that we are achieving is well received. And there's a recognition that Canada has made important steps and that we are doing good work.

Appearing on CBC's Power and Politics, Hillman says it appears the Trump administration is threatening different tariffs for different reasons. She says the broad 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods appears to be a general negotiating tactic, but the others on steel and aluminum are being used as a tool to specifically protect American industry. Hamas says it's prepared to release all its remaining hostages at the same time if Israel commits to a second phase of a ceasefire agreement. That announcement was made this morning as Hamas was handing over the bodies of four hostages, including those of Sheri Bebus and her

two young children. They were kidnapped during the October 7th attacks and Hamas says they were later killed in an Israeli airstrike. Sasha Petrusik has more now from Jerusalem. Right until this week many in Israel hoped the Bebis children had survived, says family friend Yifta Cohen. Shireh and the kids became a symbol. I still hope that they will be alive. A symbol of hope for many in Israel, not knowing how many of the remaining 69 hostages survived 16 months in captivity. A shocking day, a day of grief, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Many here blame him for dragging out ceasefire negotiations and the hostage releases.

But today, as some gathered in hostage square and others lined the route home for the coffins, the focus was on the youngest ones lost. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Canadians are getting a first look today at the federal government's plan to modernize the CBC mandate. The mandate hasn't been reviewed since 1991, and updating it is a directive that's been assigned to Heritage Minister Pascal St. Ange. She'll be releasing her vision later this morning.

It's expected to include an assurance that Radio Canada's French language services are independent of the CBC. North American hockey supremacy is on the line tonight in Boston as Canada plays the United States in the Four Nations Faceoff Championship game. Canada's only loss in the tournament came to the U.S. The Americas round-robin win over Canada in Montreal on, featured three fights in the first nine seconds of the game. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.