Tuesday, June 24, 2025
OTTAWA, ON , June 23, 2025 /CNW/ -
Note: All times local
Brussels, Belgium
8:20 a.m.
The Prime Minister will depart for The Hague, the Netherlands.
The Hague, the Netherlands
10:15 a.m.
The Prime Minister will arrive in The Hague, the Netherlands.
2:30 p.m.
The Prime Minister will meet with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs.
Note for media:
Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting
3:15 p.m.
The Prime Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof.
Note for media:
Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting
4:00 p.m.
The Prime Minister will have an audience with Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.
Note for media:
Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting
5:15 p.m.
The Prime Minister will meet with leaders of Nordic countries.
Note for media:
Pooled photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting
7:25 p.m.
The Prime Minister will attend the official welcome by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.
Note for media:
Host broadcaster
7:45 p.m.
The Prime Minister will attend a reception given by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.
Closed to media
8:25 p.m.
The Prime Minister will participate in a family photo with NATO Allies.
Note for media:
Host broadcaster and host photographer
8:45 p.m.
The Prime Minister will attend a dinner given by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands .
Note for media:
Host broadcaster
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- Canada News.Net
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11 hours ago
- CTV News
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So, there's no deal until there's a deal.' In a subsequent conversation with Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel, Trump again offered no details on his discussions with Putin. With diplomatic progress creeping along, time is on Putin's side Amid drawn-out diplomatic moves to end the war, time is appears to be on Putin's side. That gives a leg up to Russian forces, who have used their larger numbers to slowly grind down defenses in eastern Ukraine 3 1/2 years into the conflict. Putin got a pleasant reception from the leader of the free world on U.S. soil and walked away hours later without either providing details on what they discussed, whether a ceasefire was any closer to reality or what the next steps would be. Putin praised Trump for the 'friendly' tone of the talks — Trump said nothing publicly about the killing of Ukrainian civilians in Moscow's attacks — and for 'understanding that Russia has its own national interests.' Putin said Moscow and Washington should 'turn the page,' with relations having sunk to the lowest point since the Cold War. Putin appearing in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years was celebrated as a sign that Moscow was no longer a pariah on the global stage. In a social media post, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told followers that the Western press would be on the verge of 'losing their minds.' 'For three years, they talked about Russia's isolation, and today they saw the red carpet being rolled out to greet the Russian president in the United States,' she said. There were no details and no questions Both men said the talks were 'productive' but the lack of any announcement of solid achievements was revealing. The news conference ended up being less than 15 minutes of rather standard diplomatic comments — and gave no indication that any concrete results were achieved — and offered little departure from their previous comments on the war in Ukraine. Trump has made it a feature of his second term to parry questions from reporters in front of world leaders, but in the clearest sign of his disappointment, the president abruptly cut short his plans to take questions. Trump had gone into the summit saying here was a 25% chance that the summit would fail and that it was meant to be a 'feel-out meeting,' but he had also floated the idea of bringing Zelenskyy to Alaska for a subsequent, three-way meeting if things went well. It's unclear what comes next. ___ Associated Press writers Katie Marie Davies, Dasha Litvinova and Michelle L. Price contributed to this report.
