The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: March 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 12:00 EST

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We'll talk to you soon. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to London this morning. He'll meet with European leaders following Friday's White House confrontation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump. Anna Cunningham reports from London. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew into London late this morning. His delegation met on the tarmac by a waiting motorcade.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office confirming shortly afterwards that the pair will meet this afternoon in Downing Street, an indication of the urgency to escalate discussions in the aftermath of the very public spat between Presidents Zelensky and Donald Trump at the White House Friday. Millions of people, you're gambling with World War III. A London defence summit hastily arranged after the British Prime Minister returned from his White House visit Thursday, a meeting that went smoother than Zelensky's will-go-ahead Sunday. The British and French leaders have already said they're willing to put troops on the

ground in Ukraine to secure peace. Prime Minister Trudeau on a visit to Kiev Monday said everything was on the table in terms of Canadian involvement. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. And Zelensky will also meet with King Charles III on Sunday. Now some Eastern European leaders are showing their support for Ukraine but also gave comfort to those aligned with Trump and Vladimir Putin. Dominic Volaitis reports from Latvia. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky was hoping yesterday's meeting at the White House would be a chance to win more support for Kiev's war effort against Russia. In a statement this morning, he said it was very important his country's plight was heard and not forgotten.

The failure of the Trump-Zelensky meeting is dominating Russian TV networks, with hosts slamming it as a public execution and political train wreck. The story is all over news channels in countries on NATO's eastern flank too, with Polish TV describing the White House meltdown as a brawl. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk was among the first to show support for Zelensky in Ukraine and there were similar words from the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban meanwhile, a staunch Trump ally, thanked the US President. Dominic Vlaidis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia.

One of Canada's longest serving MPs is retiring. PEI MP and Agriculture Minister Lawrence McCauley says after 36 years, it's time. Wayne Thibodeau has more. Lawrence McCauley gets emotional as he tries to say the words. I will not be seeking the nomination in the Kurdish. This afternoon in front of what is expected to be a packed Hall of supporters, the PEIMP will officially announce he's retiring.

Macaulay was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 and has been re-elected 11 consecutive times. It's a tough decision, but the time has come. McCauley is known as a grassroots politician, a farmer and businessman, known for attending birthday and anniversary parties and church suppers in his riding, usually with his wife, Frances, by his side.

I often say she could drive a combine and milk cows and have dinner with the Queen. McCauley says he has few regrets. Wayne Tobito, CBC News, St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island. The last surviving member of the punk rock groundbreaking group, New York Dolls, has passed away. David Johansson was the front man for the glam and proto-punk band in the 1970s. But Johansson also enjoyed success as his alter ego Buster Poindexter in the 80s with this smash hit. Hot Hot Hot cracked the Billboard Top 100 in 1988 but became a bigger sensation in clubs and at functions. Johansson's death comes less than a month after revealing

he had stage 4 cancer and brain tumor. He was 75. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Feig.