The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 07:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fay the much anticipated alaska summit between u.s president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin is just hours away trump is looking to end the war in ukraine the meeting is seen by some as a start towards peace but as the cbc's lindsay duncombe found out some people in anchorage aren't welcoming the event in the window of a stylish liquor shop and downtown Anchorage, there's a yellow and blue Ukrainian flag made from plastic bottle tops and a sign that says, we stand with Ukraine. Lisbeckdahl works here, and she is not happy about the Putin-Trump meeting. The fact that they're not even bringing Ukraine into it, it's kind of like

just seems like you're going behind someone's back to do things. Alaska used to be part of Russia. It was sold to the U.S. in 1867. The location creates a sense of spectacle, says Ian Hartman. history professor at the University of Alaska. And not only is he bringing him out of isolation, he's bringing him out of isolation in the highly strategic, historically relevant place. We need to stand with Ukraine. Hundreds protested in Anchorage on Thursday, many waving Ukrainian flags. More protests are expected today. Lindsay Duncombe, CBC News, Anchorage. The meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is happening against a backdrop of a rapidly shifting economy in Russia. After launching his invasion of Ukraine,

Putin plowed large amounts of money into the country's military, stimulating the economy and driving up wages and production. But lately, the country's GDP has been falling. Chris Brown has more. In Moscow, grocery prices are soaring. After three years of heavy government spending on the war, inflation is now biting. Outside the Kremlin, people were. were hoping this leader's summit can change that. The war is dragging on and the economy is falling, said Yevgeny. I'd like the conflict to be resolved. I'd like them to agree on ending the special military operation, said another woman, Anastasia.

Russia's energy sales, especially oil, and especially to China, have been crucial. But Trump has threatened secondary sanctions on countries like India for buying Russian oil. Russian families have received sizable government payouts for having their fathers, partners, and sons sign up and fight in Ukraine, payouts that have thus far helped mute a significant backlash against Russia's estimated 1 million war casualties. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. Air Canada is expecting to cancel hundreds of flights today as a strike deadline looms. The airline's flight attendants could walk off to job early Saturday morning, unless they can reach a last-minute deal with their employer.

Passengers with upcoming flights are watching closely, like Martin Parent, who hopes to fly from Montreal to Newfoundland next week, where his daughter is competing in track and field at the Canada Summer Games. Well, I'm extremely upset. So she's qualified. We've been thinking about this for the last four months. She's trained. And now, you know, it's just my wife and I.

And we both said that we were going to be there. Like we booked our hotels months ago, flights the same thing. So it's extremely nerve-wracking because we have no clue if we're going to be able to make it. Air Canada has asked the federal government to step in and send the dispute to binding arbitration. The union representing the flight attendants is expected to respond to the request by noon eastern today. We're going now. For the first time in 25 years, a Canadian-made rocket is on its way to space. The Star Sailor just launched north of Mysticany in Cree Nation in northern Quebec.

The rocket is a partnership between the Space Concordia Rockettery Division and members of local Cree community. The development of the rocket was seven years in the making. It took 700 people with different areas of scientific expertise to create it. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague. Thank you.