The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: March 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/01 at 18:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Peter Dock. Ukraine's president got a warm welcome from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. After a public berating at the White House yesterday, Vladimir Zelensky held talks with Starmer today. And then... We're going to sign the UK-Ukrainian Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loan Agreement worth £2.26 billion as part of our unwavering and ongoing support for the Ukrainian people.

That is Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves signing a loan agreement worth $4.1 billion. It's all part of a very public show of support for Ukraine by Great Britain. Tomorrow Britain will host an international meeting on Ukraine. European Union and NATO leaders will be there including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. CBC reporter Tom Perry is traveling with the Prime Minister. This summit is being hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He was in Washington this week. He met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office and after that visit when Starmer got back

to the UK he called this summit of European leaders. I think it's fair to say the message coming out of Washington is that if there's going to be any kind of security guarantees for Ukraine in some future peace deal with Russia, that it's going to be the Europeans who are going to have to step up. The United States wants nothing to do with that. If anything, the United States has been taking Russia's side in this conflict over Ukraine. So Stammer is bringing together the European allies to talk about that. We heard yesterday that Justin Trudeau would be attending this summit to add Canada's

voice to that future planning. We did hear Justin Trudeau, he put out a tweet yesterday voicing his support for Ukraine, but of course Canada is in a very delicate position right now. It wants to support Ukraine, but the United States is set to bring down tariffs on Canada starting next week, and so the government's trying to balance supporting Ukraine with not getting on the wrong side of Donald Trump. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. Overseas and here at home, there has been shock and concern about what transpired in

the Oval Office yesterday when Trump and his Vice President berated Zelensky. CBC reporter Philip Leishanok has more on the reaction. You're gambling with World War III. Nick Kravitz, a third generation Ukrainian-Canadian helping refugees settle in Winnipeg, watched in disbelief as a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance devolved into conflict. To see a U.S. president repeating Russian propaganda along with his vice president in the Oval Office is an utter embarrassment.

The meeting in the Oval Office was intended to discuss a pivotal minerals deal to strengthen U.S.-Ukrainian relations. To Ukrainians in Kyiv like this man, it looked like it had the opposite effect. When you look at Zelensky's face, you understand that they don't respect people of Ukraine. Even Ukrainian opposition politicians say the incident has forced the country to unite and brace for what's next and say Zelensky defended the honor and sovereignty of Ukraine. Philippy Shanok, CBC News, Toronto. In another international story developing this hour Israel says it will adopt a ceasefire proposal from American

Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff. That would last through Ramadan and Passover until mid-April. It calls for half the hostages, dead or alive, to be released on the first day. There's no word on whether Hamas will adopt it. Muslims around the world are marking the start of Ramadan, a time of fasting, prayer, and spiritual reflection. People gather nightly at mosques for prayers and iftar, the sunset meal that breaks the daily fast. Imam Osama Rajah says Ramadan is about more than fasting. This month is about reconnecting to Allah. And this month is about helping others in need, whether they're Muslims, non-Muslims, whatever race they're from, whatever background

they're from. This month is about helping people. In British Columbia's Lower Mainland, preparations are underway for Ramadan Fest, a new nighttime festival which begins next week. And the Vatican's latest update on Pope Francis says he's in stable condition after having a respiratory crisis yesterday. He is still getting high flow supplemental oxygen but had no lung spasms today. The Pope has no fever, is feeding himself, and is reading. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.