For the first six months of Trump’s presidency, Russia successfully kept the United States on the sidelines of the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. Then a war of words between Trump and a former Russian president undermined that the Kremlin’s strategy in just five days. This video looks at what happened, and how the United States deployed two submarines to hedge against Russian threats.0:00 The Unfolding U.S.-Russia Crisis0:57 The Backstory2:59 The Beginning of Trump’s U-Turn5:14 Medvedev Initiates the War of Words7:29 Medvedev Issues Nuclear Threat8:37 Trump Deploys Nuclear Submarines10:12 What Will Happen Next?The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement.