{"id":248367,"date":"2025-02-28T00:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/friday-briefing-trump-met-with-britains-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T00:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:08:10","slug":"friday-briefing-trump-met-with-britains-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/friday-briefing-trump-met-with-britains-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Briefing: Trump Met With Britain\u2019s Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/28\/multimedia\/28ambriefing-asia-trump-2-lmbt\/28ambriefing-asia-trump-2-lmbt-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Friday Briefing: Trump Met With Britain\u2019s Leader\" title=\"Friday Briefing: Trump Met With Britain\u2019s Leader\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-70022da9\">Trump said he trusted Putin to keep a Ukraine peace deal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Washington yesterday. While sitting beside the British leader in the Oval Office, Trump said repeatedly that he believed that Vladimir Putin, Russia\u2019s leader, would not violate the terms of whatever peace deal might be reached to end the war in Ukraine. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/starmer-ukraine-trump.html?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s the latest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI think he\u2019ll keep his word,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI\u2019ve known him for a long time now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His attitude toward Moscow could hardly be more different than Starmer\u2019s, who had come to the White House to pledge troops to a postwar peacekeeping effort, and to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine to Putin\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Trump was asked if the U.S. would aid Britain should they send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, only for Russia to renege on a peace deal. The president waffled. In the span of one minute, Trump seemed to say no, then yes, before landing back on no. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey don\u2019t need help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Tariffs:<\/strong> Trump said that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china.html\" title=\"\">Canada and Mexico tariffs would go into effect on March 4<\/a>, claiming that the countries had still not done enough to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. He said on social media that China would face an additional 10 percent tariff next week.<\/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-72acd51\">Hundreds were rescued from a global scam industry<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hundreds of people were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/world\/asia\/scam-centers-myanmar-thailand-china.html\" title=\"\">rescued in recent days from forced labor facilities<\/a> in Myanmar that were dedicated to a multibillion dollar industry of online scams. Thousands of people from dozens of nations have been duped and smuggled into the area by Chinese gangsters and militia commanders from Myanmar, according to the U.N.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Rescue missions, coordinated by officials in Thailand, Myanmar and China, were pitched as a blow to the industry. But construction workers in these scam centers \u2014 some in Myanmar\u2019s borderlands are as big as cities \u2014 continue to build new warehouses for crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Background: <\/strong>After a military coup in Myanmar in 2021 and the ensuing civil war, the country\u2019s border with Thailand has become one of the most lawless and lucrative places on Earth. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Abuse: <\/strong>People forced to work these frauds have been subjected to electric shocks and tied up in a pose that mimics crucifixion, said those who had witnessed the abuse or had been tortured themselves. \u201cAll I did was scam and sleep,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/world\/asia\/scam-center-torture-abuse.html\" title=\"\">one rescued worker said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/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-451eb447\">Thailand deported dozens of Uyghurs to China<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/world\/asia\/thailand-china-uyghurs.html\" title=\"\">Thailand sent 40 Uyghur asylum seekers<\/a> back to China yesterday. The act drew a sharp rebuke from U.N. officials and activists who had long warned that the men could face torture and long-term imprisonment upon their return. They had been detained in Bangkok for over a decade and were part of a wave of more than 300 people who fled China in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Context: <\/strong>The deportations, which Thai officials said came at Beijing\u2019s request, are a major victory for China and show its growing clout in the region in contrast to the U.S.<\/p>\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\">Gene Hackman, who never fit the mold of a movie star but became one all the same, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/obituaries\/gene-hackman-dead.html\" title=\"\">has died at 95<\/a>. He and his wife were found dead at their home in New Mexico. The <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/gene-hackman-wife-dead-new-mexico.html\" title=\"\">authorities are investigating<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hackman was known for imbuing seemingly ordinary characters with subtlety and intensity in some of the most noted films of the 1970s and \u201980s, including \u201cThe French Connection\u201d and \u201cMississippi Burning.\u201d Here\u2019s a guide to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/movies\/gene-hackman-movies-streaming.html\" title=\"\">12 of his most memorable performances<\/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-6502295d\">An exciting, unpredictable Academy Awards<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Oscars are on Sunday, and the race for best picture has been full of twists and turns. But at least the uncertainty has provided a break from years of winners that were practically preordained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This season, \u201cEmilia P\u00e9rez\u201d was leading the pack for the big prize but got snarled up in social-media controversy. Now we think \u201cAnora\u201d has the strongest chance to win best picture, despite being shut out at the Golden Globes. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/movies\/oscar-predictions-odds.html\" title=\"\">Our columnist has more predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Just a gig: <\/strong>As Conan O\u2019Brien prepares to host the Oscars, he has been gripped by sheer terror. (He\u2019ll be hosting anyway \u2014 \u201cI need the money,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/movies\/conan-obrien-oscars-host.html\" title=\"\">he quipped in an interview<\/a>.)<\/p>\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\/27\/briefing\/trump-starmer-scam-mills-myanmar-uyghur-deportees.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said he trusted Putin to keep a Ukraine peace deal President Trump met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Washington yesterday. While sitting beside the British leader in the Oval Office, Trump said repeatedly that he believed that Vladimir Putin, Russia\u2019s leader, would not violate the terms of whatever peace deal might [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/28\/multimedia\/28ambriefing-asia-trump-2-lmbt\/28ambriefing-asia-trump-2-lmbt-facebookJumbo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[235,8243,10057,1891,7109,52],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248369,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248367\/revisions\/248369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}