00:00the war in Ukraine has entered a new and unpredictable chapter since Donald Trump
00:14returned to the White House his approach to the conflict has sparked controversy
00:19tension and a flurry of international diplomacy here's a detailed timeline of events that shaped
00:25the war in 2025 during his campaign Trump promised to end the Ukraine war in just 24
00:32hours on January 20th 2025 hours after his inauguration he told the world that Russian
00:40president Vladimir Putin should make a deal with Ukraine and warned that sanctions could
00:45follow if Russia refused by February 12th Trump announced that he and Putin had agreed
00:52to start immediate negotiations to bring peace to the region Washington however
00:57labeled Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO and return to its pre-2014 borders as unrealistic
01:05Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned European allies not to endorse any US-led
01:12agreement that excluded Kiev from the process the stage was set for a tense diplomatic showdown
01:19in early February Trump proposed a deal that would grant the US access to Ukraine's mineral
01:25wealth in exchange for the billions already provided in aid Zelenskyy refused to sign prompting Trump to
01:33publicly criticize him even calling him a dictator on Feb 19th on March 3rd Trump suspended military
01:40aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine Zelenskyy realizing the stakes attempted to ease tensions to
01:46consulary of consulary gestures meanwhile the 27 nation European Union approved a massive 800 billion
01:53euro plan on March 6th to strengthen European security and support Ukraine a show of unity amid growing
02:01tensions between Washington and Kyiv by mid-March Washington agreed to lift some restrictions on
02:08military aid after Ukraine and the US proposed a 30-day ceasefire with Russia Putin accepted the truce but only
02:16for attacks on energy infrastructure accusations of violations soon followed after talks in Saudi
02:23Arabia a black sea truce was announced yet Russia immediately set up new preconditions keeping the
02:30situation fragile April saw renewed deadly strikes as Trump expressed frustration with Zelenskyy for
02:38refusing to recognize Crimea as Russian territory and questioned Putin's commitment to peace in late April
02:46after weeks of negotiation the US and Ukraine signed a minerals accord granting American companies access to
02:53Ukraine's natural resources while creating a reconstruction investment fund but Russia's attacks continued unabated
03:02on May 26 Trump openly warned that Putin had gone crazy and was playing with fire by mid-June he expressed
03:10disappointment with both Ukraine and Russia signaling growing frustration with stalled peace efforts
03:18in early July US suspended certain arms deliveries to Ukraine citing dwindling ammunition stocks yet
03:25within days Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons through NATO signaling a complex balancing act
03:33multiple rounds of talks in Turkey proved fruitless Trump then issued Putin an ultimatum
03:41end the war within 50 days or face severe sanctions later shortened to 10 days expiring on august 8th
03:49on august 8th Trump announced plans to meet Putin in Alaska on august 15th to discuss an end to the conflict
03:57potentially involving territorial exchanges the world watches as tensions escalate further amid all this
04:05US-Russia tensions skyrocketed Trump announced the deployment of two nuclear submarines after
04:11provocative statements from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev the risk of escalation has never been
04:18higher since Trump's return to the white house diplomacy ultimatums and shifting alliances have defined the
04:25Ukraine conflict with the Alaska summit looming the world waits to see if peace is within reach
04:32all of the war will spiral into an even more dangerous chapter
