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The newly elected US President Donald Trump continues to form his team. He nominates people personally loyal to him for key positions. Who will be responsible for American foreign policy, defense and intelligence? Why did Trump's appointments surprise even his supporters? And what does all this say about the next four years of Trump's presidency? BBC Russian Service correspondent Grigor Atanesyan reports on this. 00:00 Host Oleg Antonenko. Greetings 01:14 Did Trump know about Biden's permission for Ukraine to attack Russia 04:07 Marco Rubio as Secretary of State - what signal to Kyiv and Moscow 11:52 Who is Boris Epstein - a possible special envoy to end the war in Ukraine 13:51 The mission of TV presenter Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense 20:41 Why a critic of Ukraine became the head of intelligence 24:18 Why Trump needs Robert Kennedy Jr. 29:42 Trump's other important appointments 34:33 Generation 40 in Trump's service Subscribe to our newsletter "Context": https://www.bbc.com/russian/send/u168... BBC Russian Service: https://www.bbc.com/russian We are on social networks: Telegram: https://t.me/bbcrussian X: / bbcrussian Instagram: / bbcrussian Facebook: / bbcnewsrussian TikTok: / bbcnewsrussian BBC Russian Service app: App Store: https://apple.co/2KWOeX0 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2J6ePyW Comments on the video are moderated. We reserve the right to delete comments that contain insults, calls for violence, slander, swearing, advertising or spam. Unfortunately, we are unable to moderate comments in real time, so your comment will not be published immediately. Thank you for your understanding!