Russia New Cold War USAGM
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- Russia New Cold War USAGM
- July 6, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA NEW COLD WAR (TV) HEADLINE: Russia Sees Start of New Cold War TEASER: As Russian leaders and analysts see it, the divide between Moscow and the West is showing no signs of healing. PUBLISHED AT: 7/6/2021 at BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Reuters PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_ TRT: 3:06 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: English narration by Marcus Harton; Ricardo’s email is marquina.ricardo@gmail.com)) ((INTRO)) [[Until February 24th, when Vladimir Putin sent his troops into Ukraine, the Cold War was encapsulated in history museums as a dark period in European history. But the divide between Moscow and the West is showing no signs of healing, and analysts say the current state of relations could be the start of a new cold war – or the continuation of the old one. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Moscow.]] ((NARRATOR)) More than four months after the start of the Russian offensive on Ukraine, the world has changed, and Russia is once again at odds with Western powers. As the Russian leadership is portraying it, the ones who have raised this new iron curtain in Europe are the countries of the Atlantic alliance, after their recent summit in Madrid. [[RADIO VERSION: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.]] ((Alexander Grushko, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister - MALE IN RUSSIAN - ORIGINAL VOA)) “It seems to me that the best conclusion we could make is that the NATO in Madrid accomplished an evolutionary about-face in its development after having been founded in 1949 and came back to its roots, i.e., to the principles of providing security, military security dating back to the Cold War time period.” ((NARRATOR)) Isolated from the international scene, the Russian president now seeks to strengthen the few allies he has left, especially with the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The two have a plan for unification, which Mr. Putin contends the West is actually helping achieve. ((Vladimir Putin, Russian President - MALE IN RUSSIAN - REUTERS)) "Unprecedented political and sanctions-related pressure exerted by the so-called "collective West" is pushing us to expedite the process of integration. ((NARRATOR)) In a divided Europe, the possibility of Ukraine and Moldova – former parts of the Soviet Union - ending up joining the Western bloc, specifically the European Union, is also a matter of concern for the Kremlin, though, analysts say, NATO is Moscow’s main fear. [[RADIO VERSION: Andrey Kortunov is Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, a Moscow foreign policy think tank.]] ((Andrey Kortunov, Russian International Affairs Council - MALE IN RUSSIAN - VOA)) “The Russian leadership is mostly concerned by the deployment of the hostile military infrastructure on the territory of these countries. But since the European Union is not a strong player in the field of security, the rapprochement of Ukraine with the European Union should be less of a concern for the Kremlin than the rapprochement of Ukraine with NATO.” ((NARRATOR)) On the streets, sentiments about the Atlantic alliance are often negative. ((Pavel, Moscow Resident MALE IN RUSSIAN - VOA)) “We are not aggressive. But, You (NATO), do not occupy our space, let us put it like that! Putin is quite correct in stating that “We do not touch you. And You (NATO), do not touch our borders! ((NARRATOR)) But there are those who, after making sure that we are not from a Russian state TV, say otherwise. ((Irina, Moscow Resident (WOMAN IN RUSSIAN) (ORIGINAL VOA) “I do not consider (NATO) hostile, neither do I consider it as targeting against Russia. I think this is a club of interests, let us put it like that. I do not see any threat in it for Russia.” ((NARRATOR)) Life goes on in Moscow while, day by day, more people believe a new iron curtain seems to be stretching across Europe, a second Cold War - or perhaps simply the old Cold War that never quite disappeared. ((MARCUS HARTON, VOA NEWS))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA NEW COLD WAR (TV) HEADLINE: Russia Sees Start of New Cold War TEASER: As Russian leaders and analysts see it, the divide between Moscow and the West is showing no signs of healing. PUBLISHED AT: 7/6/2021 at BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Reuters PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_ TRT: 3:06 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: English narration by Marcus Harton; Ricardo’s email is marquina.ricardo@gmail.com)) ((INTRO)) [[Until February 24th, when Vladimir Putin sent his troops into Ukraine, the Cold War was encapsulated in history museums as a dark period in European history. But the divide between Moscow and the West is showing no signs of healing, and analysts say the current state of relations could be the start of a new cold war – or the continuation of the old one. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Moscow.]] ((NARRATOR)) More than four months after the start of the Russian offensive on Ukraine, the world has changed, and Russia is once again at odds with Western powers. As the Russian leadership is portraying it, the ones who have raised this new iron curtain in Europe are the countries of the Atlantic alliance, after their recent summit in Madrid. [[RADIO VERSION: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.]] ((Alexander Grushko, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister - MALE IN RUSSIAN - ORIGINAL VOA)) “It seems to me that the best conclusion we could make is that the NATO in Madrid accomplished an evolutionary about-face in its development after having been founded in 1949 and came back to its roots, i.e., to the principles of providing security, military security dating back to the Cold War time period.” ((NARRATOR)) Isolated from the international scene, the Russian president now seeks to strengthen the few allies he has left, especially with the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The two have a plan for unification, which Mr. Putin contends the West is actually helping achieve. ((Vladimir Putin, Russian President - MALE IN RUSSIAN - REUTERS)) "Unprecedented political and sanctions-related pressure exerted by the so-called "collective West" is pushing us to expedite the process of integration. ((NARRATOR)) In a divided Europe, the possibility of Ukraine and Moldova – former parts of the Soviet Union - ending up joining the Western bloc, specifically the European Union, is also a matter of concern for the Kremlin, though, analysts say, NATO is Moscow’s main fear. [[RADIO VERSION: Andrey Kortunov is Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, a Moscow foreign policy think tank.]] ((Andrey Kortunov, Russian International Affairs Council - MALE IN RUSSIAN - VOA)) “The Russian leadership is mostly concerned by the deployment of the hostile military infrastructure on the territory of these countries. But since the European Union is not a strong player in the field of security, the rapprochement of Ukraine with the European Union should be less of a concern for the Kremlin than the rapprochement of Ukraine with NATO.” ((NARRATOR)) On the streets, sentiments about the Atlantic alliance are often negative. ((Pavel, Moscow Resident MALE IN RUSSIAN - VOA)) “We are not aggressive. But, You (NATO), do not occupy our space, let us put it like that! Putin is quite correct in stating that “We do not touch you. And You (NATO), do not touch our borders! ((NARRATOR)) But there are those who, after making sure that we are not from a Russian state TV, say otherwise. ((Irina, Moscow Resident (WOMAN IN RUSSIAN) (ORIGINAL VOA) “I do not consider (NATO) hostile, neither do I consider it as targeting against Russia. I think this is a club of interests, let us put it like that. I do not see any threat in it for Russia.” ((NARRATOR)) Life goes on in Moscow while, day by day, more people believe a new iron curtain seems to be stretching across Europe, a second Cold War - or perhaps simply the old Cold War that never quite disappeared. ((MARCUS HARTON, VOA NEWS))
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- Embargo Date July 6, 2022 12:32 EDT
- Byline Marcus Harton
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