{"id":241037,"date":"2025-02-17T21:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T21:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/tuesday-briefing-e-u-discusses-security-and-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T21:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T21:36:16","slug":"tuesday-briefing-e-u-discusses-security-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/tuesday-briefing-e-u-discusses-security-and-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Briefing: E.U. Discusses Security and Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/17\/multimedia\/18ambriefing-asia-ukraine\/18ambriefing-asia-ukraine-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tuesday Briefing: E.U. Discusses Security and Ukraine\" title=\"Tuesday Briefing: E.U. Discusses Security and Ukraine\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-26e103ac\">E.U. leaders met as the U.S. moved forward on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">European leaders convened in Paris yesterday <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/world\/europe\/europe-paris-ukraine-talks.html\" title=\"\">to discuss a coordinated response<\/a> as the Trump administration prepared to start its own talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine. Leaders were also expected to discuss issues including military spending and how to guarantee Ukraine\u2019s security once a permanent cease-fire or a peace deal was reached.<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But what would an end to the war look like? Right now, Ukraine has few options for reversing Russia\u2019s recent gains on the battlefield, and any deal is likely to involve Kyiv having to make painful territorial concessions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russia is suffering about 1,000 casualties a day, and its economy is hurting under runaway inflation amid enormous war spending. A settlement could pave the way for a reduction of Western sanctions. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-peace-explained.html\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s what the experts think could happen next<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Diplomacy: <\/strong>President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the United Arab Emirates yesterday for talks with Russia that are focused on prisoner exchanges and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-412d06c7\">U.S. envoys met with Saudi Arabia\u2019s leader<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with two other U.S. envoys, met yesterday in Saudi Arabia with the kingdom\u2019s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Rubio and his colleagues were expected to press the Saudi leadership <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/world\/middleeast\/rubio-saudi-arabia-gaza-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">to propose a vision for postwar Gaza<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Few details were released about the meetings, except for a video in which the prince said he was glad to work with the Trump administration. Trump has been widely criticized for his idea to depopulate and occupy Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Cease-fire:<\/strong> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s cabinet ministers were set to debate advancing negotiations on extending the truce with Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-104e9a3d\">China\u2019s leader embraced private enterprise<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Xi Jinping, China\u2019s president, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/business\/china-xi-jinping-jack-ma.html\" title=\"\">met yesterday with his country\u2019s business leaders<\/a> in what was seen as a show of support for private enterprise. The Alibaba Group founder, Jack Ma, was there in his first public appearance with Xi since Beijing stopped the $34 billion initial public offering of Ma\u2019s Ant Group in 2020, sending the message that no company was above the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some executives saw the summit as a sign of a course correction after Xi sidelined the private sector in favor of state-owned enterprises. But it was not yet clear whether the meeting would result in positive change for companies or help address China\u2019s broader economic woes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Related:<\/strong> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/business\/porsche-china-germany.html\" title=\"\">German automakers are losing the Chinese market<\/a> to rivals that have shifted the definition of a high-end car to one that is electric, smart and affordable.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55bd377a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">MORE TOP NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fake-meat products, made from plants like soybeans and peas, seem to check the boxes for a healthier diet. But it\u2019s not always better to eat your vegetables: Fake meat can be highly processed and contain large amounts of sodium. While the industry rapidly evolves and recipes are tweaked, studies on the benefits have yielded mixed results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/well\/eat\/is-fake-meat-healthy.html\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s what we know<\/a>, based on the science at hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Lives lived:<\/strong> Zakia Jafri, who waged a decades-long legal battle against government officials in India after her husband was killed during sectarian riots, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/world\/asia\/zakia-jafri-dead.html\" title=\"\">died at 86<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-286d948a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">CONVERSATION STARTERS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-67fdf0d\">An animated bear\u2019s lasting appeal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Since \u201cPaddington 2\u201d was released in 2017 in the U.K., the film about a marmalade-loving bear has become an internet phenomenon. Piggybacking off that success is the third installment, \u201cPaddington in Peru,\u201d now in theaters. It has already passed $100 million in global ticket sales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-11\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPaddington 2\u201d had modest box office success, but DVD and streaming releases sparked a devoted community of fans who fiercely adore the outsider bear. For a time, that movie was even the best-reviewed film ever on the site Rotten Tomatoes \u2014 that is, until one critic wrote a negative review, provoking what he said were doxxing and death threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Read more <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/movies\/paddington-2-hugh-grant.html\" title=\"\">about what fans call \u201cthe greatest film ever made.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-705d9918\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">RECOMMENDATIONS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/briefing\/europe-ukraine-us-saudi-gaza-beijing-business.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E.U. leaders met as the U.S. moved forward on Ukraine European leaders convened in Paris yesterday to discuss a coordinated response as the Trump administration prepared to start its own talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine. 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