The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: February 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 18:00 EST

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. President Donald Trump cut talk short with his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office. Trump says Volodymyr Zelensky is not ready for peace. The two leaders met to sign a deal giving the Oval Office. Trump says Volodymyr Zelensky is not ready for peace.

The two leaders met to sign a deal giving the U.S. access to Ukrainian rare mineral deposits, but the meeting got combative. All his cameras kept rolling. Cameron McIntosh has more from Washington. You're not in a good position. It started with a handshake, then turned angry. You've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position.

US President Donald Trump chastising Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in an Oval Office photo op. After Zelensky lamented the US didn't try to stop Russia sooner, it started with Vice President J.D. Vance. I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. God bless. Zelensky not getting much of a word in over an angry Trump. Gambling with World War III. Zelensky is asking for security guarantees in exchange for an agreement for U.S. access to Ukrainian minerals.

It's a tough deal to make because the attitudes have to change. Zelensky left the White House. Trump said he could come back when he's ready for peace. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Washington. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie says Canada's support for Ukraine has not changed. We think Ukrainians are fighting for their own freedoms, but they're also fighting for ours. And we know that President Putin has no red lines. And if we're not supporting Ukraine, there's a real risk that President Putin will go back to Russia, rearm and reinvade Ukraine.

Jolie says Ukraine needs security against any future Russian aggression. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau echoed Jolie's support in a social media post emphasizing Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. A number of European leaders have also voiced their continued support for Ukraine. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaya Kalis, says it's become clear the free world needs a new leader and it's up to Europe to take up the challenge. Canada is extending its temporary visas for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion by one year. The extension applies to new work and study permits as well as renewals.

The program is now scheduled to end on March 31st next year. Almost 300,000 Ukrainians have come to Canada under the program. Some 200,000 people have clashed with police in central Athens. They were demanding justice for dozens of victims of a train accident two years ago. Many believe the government failed the victims of the deadliest crash in Greek history. Crystal Guimansing reports. Hurling Molotov cocktails and projectiles, furious demonstrators lashed out at police around the Greek Parliament building. Riot officers tried with little success to quell the anger with tear gas,

stun grenades and water cannons. This is a crime that we won't forget, says one demonstrator. We want everyone responsible held to account. It was two years ago that 57 people died when a passenger and freight train collided head-on in Tambi Gorge. So far, only railway employees have been charged in connection with the crash. But many believe the government covered up the failings of high-ranking officials. A report on the investigation was released Thursday and named human error, outdated infrastructure

and major systematic failures among the causes of the crash. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. And finally, remember this? Skype brought free video calls to the world in the early 2000s. And for the decade that followed, it ruled the field with hundreds of millions of active users. The company changed owner several times before it was acquired by Microsoft in 2011. The COVID pandemic gave the company another boost, but usage declined drastically in recent years. Now Microsoft says it will discontinue the service in May.

And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.