{"id":256965,"date":"2025-03-11T21:13:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/wednesday-briefing-u-s-resumes-aid-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:13:05","slug":"wednesday-briefing-u-s-resumes-aid-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/wednesday-briefing-u-s-resumes-aid-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Briefing: U.S. Resumes Aid to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/03\/11\/multimedia\/12ambriefing-asia-nl-lede\/12ambriefing-asia-nl-lede-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wednesday Briefing: U.S. Resumes Aid to Ukraine\" title=\"Wednesday Briefing: U.S. Resumes Aid to 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-23870eac\">The U.S. agreed to resume military aid to Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. said it would <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/world\/europe\/ukraine-us-saudi-cease-fire-talks.html\" title=\"\">immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing<\/a> and resume military assistance to Ukraine after hours of meetings in Saudi Arabia. Kyiv said it would support the Trump administration\u2019s proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a joint statement, the U.S. and Ukraine acknowledged that the terms of any cease-fire would be subject to Russia\u2019s approval. They also agreed to conclude a deal to develop Ukraine\u2019s critical mineral resources \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. and Ukraine also discussed humanitarian relief efforts that could occur once a cease-fire was in place, and the exchange of prisoners of war. There was no immediate comment from Russia, which did not have officials at the talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump told reporters that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/03\/11\/us\/trump-news\/55b62c0d-bf32-5baf-9b42-8353fc3ecead?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">he might speak this week with Russia\u2019s leader, Vladimir Putin<\/a>, and that he hoped a lasting cease-fire would be negotiated in the coming days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What\u2019s next: <\/strong>After the meetings, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the agreement now put the pressure on Russia to end the war. \u201cThe ball is now in their court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Defense: <\/strong>President Emmanuel Macron of France gathered the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces yesterday to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-peace-ceasefire-trump-europe.html\" title=\"\">review the formation of a multinational peacekeeping force<\/a> to monitor any cease-fire in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Urban warfare: <\/strong>Russian officials said Ukraine <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-moscow-war-drones.html\" title=\"\">attacked Moscow before dawn yesterday<\/a>, with at least three people killed and 18 others injured in the broader Moscow region.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/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-1edfc9ed\">Trump threatened Canada, then walked it back<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was a day for confusion and threats. After spending the earlier half of yesterday threatening Canada with doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum, President Trump pulled back after Ontario dropped the surcharges it had imposed on electricity it exports to the U.S. The planned 25 percent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum were still set to go into effect, a White House spokesman said.<\/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\">Markets whipsawed, as investors tried to puzzle through Trump\u2019s commitment to tariffs. Stocks dropped in early trading <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/business\/stock-markets-asia-trump.html\" title=\"\">before recovering late in the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Context:<\/strong> Trump\u2019s latest tariff salvo was in response to Ontario\u2019s plan to add a 25 percent surcharge to the electricity it exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The 51st state:<\/strong> Trump repeated his desire to annex Canada. He said that \u201cthe only thing that makes sense\u201d was for the U.S.\u2019s northern neighbor to become its 51st state. He laid out in the clearest terms yet how he <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/us\/politics\/canada-trump-statehood-attacks.html?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">envisions that happening<\/a>, saying it would \u201cmake all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-5fb6ce07\">More on Trump<\/h2>\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-799ccefc\">Duterte, the former Philippine president, was arrested<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Philippine authorities yesterday <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/world\/asia\/icc-philippines-rodrigo-duterte.html\" title=\"\">arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte<\/a> at Manila\u2019s main airport as he returned from a trip to Hong Kong, acting on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. The I.C.C. has accused Duterte of crimes against humanity for his past antidrug campaigns, which rights groups say killed roughly 30,000 people, many of whom were not involved with the drug trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Duterte was flown on a plane bound for The Hague, where the court is based. The case will test the legal reach of the I.C.C., which draws its jurisdiction from the Rome Statute, a treaty currently signed by 125 countries. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/world\/asia\/duterte-icc-arrest-explained.html\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s what else to know<\/a>.<\/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\">Kigali, Rwanda\u2019s capital, has presented itself as an orderly city with ample attractions and premier sporting events. But that image, and Rwanda\u2019s position as a security partner in Africa, are increasingly at odds with the war that has killed thousands in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda backs M23, a rebel group. Tourism brought Rwanda $620 million in 2023, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/world\/africa\/rwanda-congo-john-legend-tourism-m23-invasion.html\" title=\"\">but sanctions are piling up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Lives lived:<\/strong> Joey Molland, a guitarist and songwriter who was the last surviving member of the band Badfinger, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/09\/arts\/music\/joey-molland-dead.html\" title=\"\">died at 77<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-286d948a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">CONVERSATION STARTERS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-61b76e56\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">ARTS AND IDEAS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6806f154\">Sharing a laugh, an ocean apart<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As the producers of the hit West End musical \u201cOperation Mincemeat\u201d prepared to go to New York, they asked a question: \u201cAre we too British for Broadway?\u201d The answer, they hoped, would come from Americans before opening night, later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The show, a comedy about a World War II spy operation, went across the pond armed with an Olivier Award for best new musical and a request for preview audiences to email feedback to the director. Tweaks were made for Broadway palates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAmerican audiences are quick and sophisticated, but they also love the dumb stuff, like the slapstick,\u201d the director said. \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/theater\/operation-mincemeat-broadway-opening.html\" title=\"\">Almost more than the British<\/a>.\u201d<\/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<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Cook:<\/strong> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1026572-pav-bhaji-mashed-vegetable-curry-with-buns\" title=\"\">Pav bhaji<\/a> \u2014 mashed vegetable curry with buns \u2014 is a popular street food originally from Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Move:<\/strong> These explosive exercises <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/well\/move\/plyometrics-exercises.html\" title=\"\">can help you age well<\/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\/03\/11\/briefing\/ukraine-aid-trump-tariffs-duterte-arrest.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. agreed to resume military aid to Ukraine The U.S. said it would immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume military assistance to Ukraine after hours of meetings in Saudi Arabia. Kyiv said it would support the Trump administration\u2019s proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia. In a joint statement, the U.S. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256966,"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\/03\/11\/multimedia\/12ambriefing-asia-nl-lede\/12ambriefing-asia-nl-lede-facebookJumbo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[41,235,23321,221,1130,7780],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256965"}],"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=256965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256967,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256965\/revisions\/256967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}