The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 02:00 EST

Episode Date: March 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 02:00 EST

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But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, The World is Sour, I'm Neil Kumar. A heated Oval Office Exchange has derailed an agreement between the US 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 US 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 US access to its critical minerals, but further talks were promptly cancelled. 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. US 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 today, but began landing in the inboxes of some employees

late Friday. And ag prices are soaring in the US. Avian Flu has wiped out millions of egg laying chickens triggering a shortage and high prices. But as Sarah Levin reports it's not happening in Canada. In St. Albans, Vermont eggs are the beating heart of Maple City dininer. Erica Hamel is the owner. We crack 22 to 2,500 eggs a week. So as egg prices soar in the United States, the diner has had to make changes. I did make some pricing adjustments. Avian Flu has devastated chicken farms across the U.S.

More than 140 million birds have been culled. That's created an egg shortage. The average cost of a dozen eggs went from $4.15 US in December to $7.34 in February. Bruce Mearhead is the Egg Farmers of Canada Public Policy Chair. They have such huge farms that when something untoward happens like this, it affects four million birds. Something that doesn't happen in Canada thanks to supply management. Sarah Levitt, CBC News, St. Albans.

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.