What does Donald Trump’s return mean for Ukraine?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
President Trump has spent his first 24 hours back in the White House - having once claimed he would end the war in that time.
There’s no sign yet, but can Donald Trump provide peace? What did he say at his inauguration? And what can we learn from his first full day in the job?
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire, Vitaly Shevchenko and James Waterhouse. The producers were Nathan Gower and Ryan Johnston. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sara Wadeson. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.4 | The 45th and the 47th president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump. |
| 0:15.4 | Yes, it's 163 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump is back in power. |
| 0:23.7 | Yesterday, his inauguration as US president for a second term, massive moment for the US, and also for many parts of the world, in particular, Ukraine, because the US has given billions and billions of dollars of financial aid and military aid to Ukraine. |
| 0:40.9 | And the big question is, will it continue? |
| 0:44.2 | Obviously, we've all listened really closely to Mr. Trump's inauguration speech to try to get clues about what this second Trump term will mean for Ukraine. |
| 0:53.7 | We will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen. get clues about what this second Trump term will mean for Ukraine. |
| 0:58.5 | We will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen. |
| 1:05.9 | We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, |
| 1:09.6 | and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into. |
| 1:25.2 | My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. |
| 1:28.2 | That's what I want to be, a peacemaker and a unifier. |
| 1:30.7 | This is a crane cast. |
| 1:34.2 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. |
| 1:37.8 | Evil cannot be trusted. Ask Prigodian. |
| 1:42.5 | You are not dealing with a politician, but with a bloody monster. |
| 1:44.9 | Is there a need for a serious opponent? |
| 1:45.5 | Why? |
| 1:48.5 | I will prevent World War III. |
| 1:50.2 | It's not just about Ukraine. |
| 1:51.8 | It's about the whole future of Europe. |
| 1:54.7 | I don't understand what this war is for. |
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