The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: March 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 05:00 EST

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I'm Neil Kumar. A heated Oval Office exchange has derailed an agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine. And now the Ukrainian leader is responding. Richard Madden reports from Washington. This kind of spat is not good for both sides. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reacting to that shocking exchange and berating from President Donald Trump inside the Oval Office hours earlier. Ukraine wants peace and we will have.

Solensky went on conservative-leading Fox News, insisting Ukraine needs the U.S. to guarantee its security because Russia President Vladimir Putin can't be trusted to honor any peace deal. It will be difficult for us. That's why I'm here. That's why we speak about the future negotiations. It will be difficult for us. That's why I'm here. That's why we speak about the future negotiations. It will be difficult without your support. The two leaders were supposed to sign a deal giving the U.S. rights to Ukraine's critical minerals in a move believed to be the first step to a ceasefire.

But those plans went off the rails, with Zelensky reportedly booted from the White House, returning home with no deal and America's continued support for Ukraine more uncertain. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington. Reaction to the heated Oval Office exchange between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is still reverberating. Inside Ukraine, it's shock and disappointment, but also determination to keep up the fight. And in Russia, glee over the scolding of their enemy. Briar Stewart reports. Washington has been Kiev's biggest supplier of weaponry, and Ukraine and its allies believe

the U.S. needs to be a key part of any ceasefire deal by granting security guarantees or acting as a backstop. If you didn't have our military equipment... But in that meeting it was Trump who accused Zelensky of gambling with World War III. I couldn't believe my eyes, couldn't believe my ears. Oleksandr Moreshko was a Ukrainian lawmaker and chair of the country's foreign affairs committee. I'm proud of my president and I'm hopeful that somehow things will turn out better. Not surprising, reaction on Russian social media was jubilant.

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, said Zelensky got a well-deserved dressing down and a solid slap. Zelensky is going to be in London on Sunday meeting with the Prime Minister of the UK and European leaders. The reception will certainly be much warmer. Briar Stewart, CBC News, London. Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland appeared on the show real-time with Bill Maher on Friday night. She spoke about the proposed tariffs from the U.S. You're our neighbours and it was just a shock for Canadians. The President of the United States is saying repeatedly that he wants to use economic coercion

to force us to become the 51st state. I take it seriously and Canadians do too. Real Time with Bill Maher, which is an HBO show, airs on Crave in Canada. Skype calls will soon become a thing of the past as the service will be shut down in May. Anis Hadari has the details. It's the ringtone familiar for many, but Skype's owner, Microsoft, is hanging up on the service. The tech giant wants to move Skype users over to its competing service, Teams. It is one of the few apps that actually became a verb. I will Skype you.

Carmi Levy is a tech analyst in London, Ontario. He says the pandemic was the beginning of the end for Skype. Group video conferencing became the things. Being able to manage calendars and invitations, Microsoft put all of its eggs in the Microsoft Teams basket, which is very much like Zoom. Now, Zoom is the hot new verb and Skype is forgotten. Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion US back in 2011.

No word yet on how many users are affected today, but Microsoft says they can use Skype until May 5th and then have to log in to Teams. And he's hit RECBC News, Calgary. until May 5th and then have to log in to Teams. And he's hit RECBC News, Calgary. And that is your Worldless Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.