In today’s episode, we cover Trump’s suspension of military aid to Ukraine, the beginning of the US-Mexico-Canada trade war, a brawl in Serbia’s parliament, and Ireland’s peacekeeper plans.

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Sources:

✍️ Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine

• https://www.ft.com/content/97b178ea-e2b1-46c8-bc0a-ed8deda4abfd 
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/us-military-aid-ukraine-pause-trump-zelenskyy-updates 
• https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-proposes-new-150b-common-defense-fund-military-spending/ 

✍️ Trump’s US-Mexico-Canada Trade War

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg1jxdpq0qo 

✍️ Parliament Chaos in Serbia

• https://balkaninsight.com/2025/03/04/smoke-bombs-thrown-mps-brawl-in-serbian-parliament-amid-protest-crisis
• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/04/serbias-parliament-session-erupts-into-chaos-as-opposition-mps-set-off-flares-and-smoke-gr 

✍️ Ireland’s Peacekeeper Plans

• https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/simon-harris-secures-cabinet-approval-to-scrap-triple-lock-on-military-deployments-overseas/a1300778773.html
• https://www.ft.com/content/324bf36c-b898-4e3e-b2f6-c7835f68a0ae 

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