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Europe embraces Zelensky, Hegseth approves accomplishment email, Israel-Palestine at the Oscars & more

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Ukraine’s President got a warm welcome at a summit in London this weekend, following Friday’s volatile White House meeting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon’s civilian employees to reply to the Trump administration’s email about their job accomplishments. Wildfires have burned through thousands of acres in the Carolinas. Israel says it will block aid going into Gaza until Hamas agrees to a ceasefire extension. Plus, a joint Palestinian and Israeli team gave a message of peace at the Oscars last night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From CNN, I'm Fez Jamil with the Five Things You Need to Know for Monday, March 3rd.

0:43.3

It's been a weekend of frenetic diplomacy after President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader of Lodemir Zelensky's volatile news conference on Friday.

0:46.3

Zelensky has tried to move on from the fallout, reiterating the need for security from the

0:51.3

U.S.

0:52.3

Meanwhile, European leaders have embraced Zelensky, meeting at a summit

0:56.1

in London over the weekend. Here's CNN's Claire Sebastian with more.

0:59.9

I think there were two key audiences that Europe was trying to balance here. Number one, of course,

1:05.6

Ukraine to try to strengthen their hand. I think the second audience clearly is the US. It is very clear listening to the British Prime Minister Kistama that their pre-approval for this plan was sought.

1:15.6

He spoke to President Trump on Friday night, he said, and on Saturday night.

1:19.6

A lot of pre-work was done before the leaders met in London on Sunday, and so I think President Trump was party to that.

1:26.6

French newspaper LaFiguero is reporting that one of the outcomes from the meeting

1:31.3

is a plan for a potential month-long truce.

1:34.3

The US is suspending offensive cyber operations against Russia.

1:40.3

That's what a senior American official has told CNN, calling the stop in operations and

1:45.0

planning, quote, a major blow, because it'll make the U.S. more vulnerable to potential cyber

1:51.0

attacks from Moscow.

1:53.0

This pause comes from U.S. Cyber Command, which is under the military and comes as the

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