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Friday, March 07, 2025

Ukraine's Zelensky meets King Charles III. Canada's FM Joly stuns CNN's Amanpour about Trump's ideas

Video report from CNN USA

Published Thursday, 6 March 2025 - full video:

'My jaw is dropped': Canadian official's interview stuns Amanpour

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly talks to CNN's Christiane Amanpour about Trump's ideas on trade, military cooperation, annexation and more.

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Report from New York Post USA
Published Sunday, 2 March 2025, 1:19 p.m. ET - excerpt:

Ukraine’s Zelensky meets King Charles III in UK after getting kicked out of White House by President Trump

King Charles III and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Saloon at Sandringham House on 2 March 2025. Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The meeting came just 48 hours after his disastrous White House meeting with Trump and Vice President JD Vance, in which he was scolded by the American leaders for not being grateful enough for the support for Ukraine and for not agreeing to Trump’s terms to begin peace negotiations with Russia.

Full story: https://nypost.com/2025/03/02/world-news/zelensky-meets-king-charles-iii-after-getting-kicked-out-of-white-house-by-trump/

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Report from Royal Central UK

By Jessica Storoschuk

Published Thursday, 6 March 2025 - full copy:

King Charles quietly shows support for Canada

The King has had a busy diplomatic period, as both the UK and Canada are managing changes by the US government in multiple areas.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leading his country amidst an on-going trade war with the US.

Although he cannot make explicit statements, King Charles quietly wore his support for Canada this week.

King Charles visited HMS Prince of Wales, a British aircraft carrier. While there, His Majesty was wearing his Canadian military honours, including the Canadian Military Order of Merit and the Order of Canada. It is a quiet but strong show of support for his Canadian realm.

View original: https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/king-charles-quietly-shows-support-for-canada-208396/

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Article from Encyclopaedia Britannica

Published Thursday 6 March 2025 - excerpts:

What are King Charles III favorite songs? A new Apple radio show gives answers

LONDON (AP) — It’s a playlist fit for a king — literally.

A new program of music features tracks by artists including Bob Marley, Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue and Raye, all chosen by King Charles III.

“The King’s Music Room” on Apple Music Radio features Charles talking about songs from around the 56-nation Commonwealth that have formed the soundtrack of his life, from 1930s standards to disco, reggae and Afrobeats.

Recorded in the king’s office at Buckingham Palace, it’s being released as “an interesting and innovative way” to celebrate Commonwealth Day, Charles said.

The Commonwealth is made up of countries on five continents, most of them former British colonies, ranging from populous India and vast Canada to tiny Tuvalu.

Full story:

https://www.britannica.com/news/128916/3feffca2159ea2895fbd6b5f1dc78e11

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Thursday, March 06, 2025

Europe's Ariane 6 commercial rocket launch today boosts Europe's access to space, cuts SpaceX reliance

EUROPE moves to cut SpaceX reliance with first commercial launch of Ariane 6 today carrying French military observation satellite. The launch bolsters Europe's access to space. See video and two reports below.

Report from Reuters online

By Tim Hepher; Editing by Toby Chopra

Published 6 March 2025 - full copy:

Europe's Ariane 6 stages first commercial launch

(Reuters) - Europe's newest uncrewed heavy launcher blasted off on a delayed mission to carry a French military observation satellite towards orbit on Thursday in its first commercially operational launch.

The Ariane 6 rocket lifted from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 1:24 p.m. local time (1624 GMT), live webcast images showed, following two earlier postponements.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/europes-ariane-6-stages-first-163328647.html

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Report from The Next Web online

Published 6 March 2025 - excerpt:

Europe moves to cut SpaceX reliance with Ariane 6 launch today

The first commercial launch of Ariane 6 bolsters Europe's access to space

Caption: "New launch date for CSO-3. The investigations carried out on the ground means interfacing with the launcher, following the launch attempt on March 3, now enable Arianespace to target a launch on March 6, 2025, at 1:24 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET). Ariane 6 and its passenger, the CSO-3 satellite, are in stable and safe conditions."

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Europe has been unable to access Soyuz rockets. Meanwhile, the retirement of the Ariane 5 in 2023 and delays to the new Vega-C small-launch vehicle left the continent without independent access to space. Europe was forced to rely on Elon Musk’s SpaceX for over a year.

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Europe at watershed moment. French Senator Claude Malhuret's historic speech on Trump/Ukraine/Europe

EUROPE is at a watershed moment. Here is a must-see video showing right wing French Senator Claude Malhuret's historic speech on Trump/Ukraine/Europe (in English AI dubbed) followed by 5 related reports.

Sub-titles in many languages, including Arabic, can be found (speech starts 1:18:29) here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Nd2RyML2Ry4

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or view same clip with English sub-titles at X here:
https://x.com/frontlinekit/status/1897400210223140968

Hat tip: Richard Woodruff @frontlinekit and

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

@campbellclaret

https://x.com/campbellclaret/status/1897536704250056998

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Related

Here is a summary from BBC News of what unfolded Wed 5 Mar 2025:

- The US suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine, after pausing military support on Monday

- Senior US officials suggested the suspensions could be revoked if Ukraine takes what the American administration considers to be sufficient steps on joining peace talks

- Halting intelligence support would likely have serious consequences on the battlefield, says the BBC's Tom Bateman. And our security correspondent Frank Gardner says the move is a rude shock for the US's closest intelligence partners

- In an address to the French people, Macron said European defence chiefs will meet in Paris next week, and he told his citizens: "I want to believe the US will stay at our side, but we must be ready if that is not the case"

- Earlier in the day, Starmer insisted in the House of Commons that he believes the US remains a reliable ally

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly28qvp83pt
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Here is a BBC News report
Published Wed 5 Mar 2025
US pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine

Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defence and retired CIA paramilitary officer, told the BBC that cutting off intelligence to Ukraine "will have an immediate impact" on its ability to defend itself.

"There is no way to replace the capabilities that the US intelligence can provide from our European allies," he said.

"This will likely inspire Russia to push harder on their efforts to take more terrain from Ukraine and away from the negotiating table."

Full story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygxvvrd8do
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Here is a video report from Times Radio
Published Wed 5 Mar 2025
Trump and JD Vance’s ‘disturbing’ contempt for Europe | Tim Willasey-Wilsey
Description:

“You can deal with policy disagreements, but I think if there is actually fundamental underlying contempt, that's going to be a lot more difficult to address.”

Trump and JD Vance show a ‘disturbing’ shared contempt for Europe, says former diplomat Tim Willasey-Wilsey. 

Source: YouTube https://youtu.be/qP0iE8u-C44

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Here is a video report from Times Radio
Published Tue 4 Mar 2025
Andrew Neil fact checks Donald Trump's 'litany of falsehoods'
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“Trump says America has given Ukraine $350 billion in military, financial, humanitarian aid, with nothing to show for it. Wrong.”

Andrew Neil rips into Donald Trump’s “litany of falsehoods” about US aid to Ukraine.

Source: YouTube https://youtu.be/0wyoG-N0tuI

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Here is a video report from Times Radio

Published Tue 4 Mar 2025

Putin's capabilities are suffering, Ukraine can still win | General Sir Richard Shirreff

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"If we can give enough for Ukraine to survive and not to blink, Russia will blink."

Putin wants the West to think that Europe cannot take on Russia but "the facts" are Putin

has suffered major losses at the hands of Ukraine so "this is not hopeless", says former

NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Sir Richard Shirreff.

Source: YouTube https://youtu.be/CMI6tc05Jzk

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POSTSCRIPT from Sudan Watch Editor:

In order to increase spending on defence, the UK Government has cut its foreign aid budget but not for Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine. ❤️

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Saturday, February 22, 2025

Trump's allegiances to Putin sound espionage alarms (Ex-Head of Russia desk at MI6 Christopher Steele)

Video report from Times Radio
Published Saturday, 22 February 2025

Trump's allegiances to Putin sound espionage alarms | Christopher Steele

"There is a big question over whether the Russians actually have leverage over him."

It is "not clear" what Trump is getting from Putin but there is a suspicion that Russia has something to hold over the president, says former head of Russia Desk at MI6 Christopher Steele.

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Published Saturday 22 February 2025

'Trump's allegiances to Putin sound espionage alarms | Christopher Steele'

https://youtu.be/oXJ-fVksf9M

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Video report by Times Radio

Published Saturday, 22 February 2025

Trump’s Russian agenda thwarted as UK greenlight Gravehawk systems to Ukraine

“It’s really helpful in protecting Ukrainian forced from strikes coming in from UAV… The R-73 was successfully used to shoot down a Russian helicopter in the Black Sea.” UK and Europe green light sending Gravehawk air defence systems to Ukraine side stepping Trump’s anti-Ukraine rhetoric, says RUSI’s Justin Bronk.

Comments: 2,030

https://youtu.be/b7OCSfOwjLM

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Video report by Times Radio

Published Saturday, 22 February 2025

Trump faces 'disaster' as Europe prepares to walk away from US and support Ukraine

"If you walk away from Europe, right, you walk away. I mean, the starting point is what? You ain't got no say in terms of what Europe does now." Trump's first week of talks over the war in Ukraine have become a disaster in Europe as US allies prepare to separate from American alliances, Scott Lucas tells Frontline on Times Radio

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https://youtu.be/ag640yLc2q4

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Video report by Times Radio

Published Friday, 21 February 2025

Putin makes huge mistake as Trump’s comments backfire | Former senior advisor to Zelenskyy

"This is not a doomsday kind of scenario.” Putin is “arrogant, he's gonna start making mistakes”, says former senior advisor to Zelenskyy Igor Novikov, as the Russian leader’s US ally’s comments backfire and surge European support for Ukraine.