Europe warns against “dirty” Ukraine deal; Trump orders reciprocal tariffs, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 14 February 2025
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| 0:45.3 | Kaya Kales, the European Union's top diplomat, warned that, quote, |
| 0:50.6 | Any Quick Fix is a Dirty Deal for Ukraine. |
| 0:54.4 | She made the comments after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to start peace negotiations. |
| 1:00.9 | Meanwhile, Pete Hetzeth, America's Defense Secretary, appeared to walk back the remark that it was not realistic for Ukraine to join NATO. |
| 1:10.2 | On Thursday, he insisted that everything is on the table. |
| 1:15.4 | Mr. Trump set out plans for reciprocal tariffs on America's trading partners. |
| 1:21.1 | The President ordered his advisers to calculate new duty rates to match those enforced |
| 1:26.9 | by other countries on American goods. |
| 1:30.2 | It is unclear when the levies would take effect, but the administration said it would |
| 1:35.1 | prioritize countries with which America has big trade deficits. |
| 1:41.6 | Elon Musk said in a court filing that he would drop his bid to buy Open AI if the startup |
| 1:47.8 | agrees to retain its not-for-profit corporate structure. Earlier this week, Mr. Musk offered |
| 1:53.7 | $97 billion for the company, which Sam Altman, OpenAI's boss, rejected. Mr. Musk, who was a founder of Open AI but left to start |
| 2:04.8 | his own artificial intelligence firm, ultimately wants to hobble his rival. |
| 2:11.3 | America's Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy is one of |
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