The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: March 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 00:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. A heated Oval Office exchange has derailed an agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine, what started as a meeting to discuss a historic peace deal that could have ended the war in Ukraine quickly spiraled into a standoff between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Paul Hunter has the details. You're gambling with the lives of millions of people. You're gambling with World War III. It was an extraordinarily tense, jaw-dropping scene in the Oval Office, something rarely, if ever, seen or heard from this place before.

I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. The attitudes have to change. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Vice President, J.D. Vance, berating Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, arguing openly and forcefully over Ukraine's wartime needs and whether the U.S. will continue aiding Ukraine in its defense against Russia's brutal onslaught. The plan had been for Zelensky and Trump to work toward Ukraine, signing a deal allowing U.S. access to its critical minerals. But further talks were promptly canceled. The deal went unsigned and Zelensky left the White House. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington.

In response to the stunning dispute, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to stand with Ukrainians, as Katie Nicholson reports. Reaction for and against the conduct of both presidents is flooding in from all over the world and within the U.S. too. Outside the White House, longtime Republican ally Lindsey Graham among the first to defend President Trump. I have never been more proud of the president. I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again. Elsewhere in the Capitol, ripples of outrage.

Truly, truly embarrassing. Democratic Representative Seth Moulton sits on the Armed Services Committee. The vast, vast majority of my Republican colleagues in Congress, they know the truth here. They're just too scared to say it themselves. In Europe, one country after another voiced unequivocal support for Ukraine and its leader. From French President Emmanuel Macron, they are fighting for their dignity, their independence,

their children and the security of Europe. Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt was left questioning the country long seen as a big brother. Can the United States return as a serious diplomatic power? That looks debatable at the moment. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Toronto. Anita Anand, the Minister of Internal Trade, has met with her provincial and territorial counterparts. They discussed lifting interprovincial trade barriers on goods, services and qualifications. Anand says the federal government has already taken bold steps.

For example, in the areas of procurement, financial services, we are also promoting mutual recognition across sectors, including in the trucking sector where we already have a pilot project underway. And we are also examining labor mobility to ensure that regardless of where you are licensed or permitted, you'll be able to work wherever demand takes you. Anand says those measures should be in place within two to three business days. An Illinois landlord has been found guilty of murder and hate crime charges. An attack on a Palestinian American family in 2023 resulted in the killing of a six-year-old boy.

73-year-old Joseph Shuba fatally stabbed Wadiyah Al-Fayoumi. The boy's mother was also wounded. Lawyers alleged the family was targeted by Shuba because of their faith in response to the Israel-Hamas war that had erupted. U.S. federal employees are starting to receive another email that requires them to explain their recent accomplishments in a renewed attempt by President Trump and Elon Musk to demand answers from the government workforce. The new request was expected to go out on Saturday, but began landing in the inboxes of some employees late Friday. And that is your World is Sour.

Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neal Kumar.