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With the US and Ukraine agreeing on a peace plan, Trump and Putin's relationship appears to be souring. In this video, we're taking a look at what's happened over the past year and why this time, it's more about oil than anything else.
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US & Ukraine agree 20-point peace plan
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-and-us-agree-updated-20-point-peace-plan-after-moscow-hit-by-another-deadly-bombing-13487290
Trump ‘greenlights’ Russia sanctions bill
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-has-greenlit-russia-sanctions-bill-us-senator-says-2026-01-07/
US seizes Russian oil tanker
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260109-seized-marinera-fleet-russia-trump
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russian-shadow-fleet-british-special-forces-b2899330.html
Ukraine attacks Russian oil
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/31/cia-secretly-taught-ukraine-how-to-target-achilles-heel/
Trump comments on false claims of attack on Putin residence
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-did-not-attack-putins-residence-says-trump-after-american-checks-13490657
00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Context
04:19 - Why Putin and Trump Are Falling Out
07:36 - Sponsored Content
📝 Transcript
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Top Comments
@hyperfyre3370
I doubt it'll last, Trump seems to change his mind based on the last person that he spoke to.
198 likes
@Emre.55
Two days later: "Why Trump is getting friendly with Putin again"
920 likes
@happycat1729
If I had a nickel for every time Trump turned on Putin, I would've lost count by now.
378 likes
@seans6999
Foreign policy has turned into a Trump Glazing Competition
574 likes
@InnovationSolutions9208
An agreement with the US isn't worth the paper its written on
30 likes
@Byebye12345bye
dont worry next week its different again
20 likes
@ForelliBoy
You know that meme about the car drifting into an onramp? Trump's doing it repeatedly on one of those cloverleaf interchanges.
52 likes
@zacharyhebert6423
Future video "why trump doesn't want Russian oil anymore"
5 likes
@withermaybegaming
Giving Ukraine your retired equipment and saving money challenge (impossible)
260 likes
@GameNooberX
Putin has also spent seemingly the entirety of Trump's second term making him look like an idiot. I'd imagine that he's got a personal vendetta at this point
445 likes
@sterosmc8874
Biden was right about Putin. there was no point to negotiate with him. But the republicans were chanting that they will end the war in 30 days by offering Putin a negotiation table lmao
105 likes
@JohnSmith-xn3yg
RELEASE THE FILES
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@pradyot__
I think Trump and Diddy are same, just different oils
70 likes
@louisdabest3055
because Trump found out his tweet "PUTIN! STOP!" didn't work 🤣