Former NATO chief Stoltenberg on how the world is responding to Trump’s return
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🗓️ 20 January 2025
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump has promised to remake American foreign policy, and today vowed that the U.S. State Department will have, in his words, an America-first foreign policy. |
| 0:09.9 | Nick Schifrin looks at how the world is watching the inauguration of the 47th president. |
| 0:15.4 | Much of the world has responded with congratulations today, from the Chinese foreign Ministry to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau |
| 0:21.9 | to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who vowed victory over Iran with Trump's help. |
| 0:27.5 | But after Trump said in his inaugural address that Panama had, quote, violated the spirit of the treaty that governs the canal, |
| 0:34.0 | Panamanian President Jose Molino said dialogue is always the way to clarify the points mentioned |
| 0:39.7 | without undermining our right, total sovereignty, and ownership of our canal. |
| 0:44.8 | In Europe, there were also regards to the new president, but leaders also took the opportunity |
| 0:49.3 | to pledge change and debate the future of the war in Ukraine. And to discuss that, we turn to |
| 0:54.4 | Yenstoltenberg, the most recent Secretary General of NATO, who will become the chairman of the |
| 0:58.9 | Munich Security Conference next month. Yen Stoltenberg, thanks very much. Welcome back to the |
| 1:03.3 | News Hour. Let's start in Ukraine. Today, President Zelenskyy made a statement that said, quote, |
| 1:09.1 | Trump's peace through strength provides an opportunity to strengthen |
| 1:13.0 | American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace. Russian President Vladimir Putin |
| 1:18.7 | said he welcomed Trump's statement to restore direct contact and prevent World War III. Do you believe |
| 1:24.7 | this is the right time to talk peace in Ukraine, and do you believe that the |
| 1:28.8 | Trump administration will help Ukraine achieve a just peace? |
| 1:32.3 | Well, I think it's a bit too early to tell, but what is obvious is that we all want |
| 1:38.0 | this war to end. |
| 1:39.3 | At the same time, we know that the quickest way of ending the war is to lose the war. |
| 1:46.2 | But that will not bring peace. |
| 1:47.7 | That will bring occupation. |
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