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Mike's Minute: Donald Trump has common sense on his side
You can argue until you are blue in the face as to whether what happened at the White House on Saturday was bullying, or unfair, but what the U.S President has on his side is common sense and military power. As Zelenskyy slunk off to Downing Street for a hug with Keir Starmer and today's meeting with King Charles, what few in Europe seem to understand is that saying you back Ukraine doesn’t win a war, or come close to it. Without America, this thing is over, and fast. Mark Rutte gets that, hence his plea to Zelenskyy to repair the damage. Norway promised more resource, or at least said they would ask their Parliament. The UK announced another 2.5 billion pound loan. But for what? This thing is three years old and is going nowhere, at best with America fully on board it is a stalemate. It is, as so many have put it now, a meat grinder and Russia has more meat to grind. What was on display in Washington was a simple reality of the Trump administration - they are not interested in war, they are interested in deals. A mineral agreement sees the Americans on the ground in Ukraine. No one is rolling over American interests militarily in Ukraine. Trump is also right in saying a ceasefire is pretty much instant and it's at that point you start working on the “what next“. All the photo opportunities and love-ins that Zelenskyy appears to revel in doesn’t get you an inch of your country back and it doesn’t give you any advantage over the Russians. NATO are incapable of beating Russia without American buy-in. That buy-in is over. Trump keeps it simple - Zelensky has no cards and, to a lesser degree, Europe only has limited cards. It is why America is America. Without them we are done. Where I think Trump is most right is he appears the only one interested in actually getting this thing sorted. The Europeans talk about peace, but peace as a result of victory. There will be no victory. Three years of the war shows us this. The only victory is Russia's if America bails.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Full Show Podcast: 03 March 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 3rd of March, it seems crazy we haven't had a police officer training facility in the centre of Auckland, so we've finally fixed that. Where does the Ukraine war go after the shambles that was the Oval Office meeting? We speak to an expert out of Washington D.C. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine give their sporting highlights of the weekend, which won't be the Warriors. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Kerri Nuku: Nurses Organisation President on nurses being forced to work in "back office" roles, thousands of Kiwi nurses moving to work in Australia
Cuts in the health sectors "back office" roles are forcing front-line workers to pick up administrative work, resulting in delays for treatment and a reduction in services. Nurses and social worked are working as reception ships due to the staff shortages. In the year to June, 12,000 kiwi nurses gained registration across the ditch. Nurses Organisation President Kerri Nuku talks to Mike Hosking about the issue. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Steve Price: Australian Correspondent on Peter Dutton's $3 billion commitment to weapons, his 60 Minutes interview, what the election polls are saying, and how Trump brushed off Australia.
Peter Dutton's liberal party is committing $3 billion to the purchase of extra joint strike fighter jets, if they win the upcoming Australian election. The party say they will buy 28 fighter jets. The pledge comes as Chinese warships have circumnavigated Australia. Australian Correspondent Steve Price talks to Mike Hosking about the commitment, Dutton's 60 Minutes interview, what the polls are saying, and how Trump brushed off Australia. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mark Cancian: Senior Advisor at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies on where the US stands after Oval Office meeting, as European leaders meet in London
An emergency summit has taken place in London, days after a contentious meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and JD Vance. Where does this leave the White House? Senior Advisor at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies Mark Cancian talks to Mike Hosking about the fall out of the meeting. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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