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- Russia Iran Turkey -- USAGM
- July 19, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English RUSSIA IRAN TURKEY HEADLINE: Inflation, Threat of Food Shortages, Push Putin to the Table TEASER: Russian leader makes rare trip to Iran to discuss resumption of Ukrainian grain exports as global food crisis looms. PUBLISHED AT: 7/19/2022 at 12:05 pm BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Reuters PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:20 VID APPROVED BY:mas TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: Jonathan Spier narrates)) ((INTRO)) [[With a worldwide food crisis looming as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with their sights set on reaching an agreement on resuming the flow of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. Jonathan Spier narrates this VOA report from Moscow.]] ((NARRATOR)) The war in Ukraine is threatening the world's access to wheat, leading to dramatic price hikes and food shortages. Officials call the situation worrying. [[RADIO VERSION: Jakob Kern is the World Food Program’s coordinator in Ukraine.]] ((Jakob Kern, World Food Program - MALE IN ENGLISH - REUTERS)) “Ukraine is the world's fifth largest exporter of wheat, and in the top three for maize, barley and sunflower seeds. Production of wheat in 2021 was approximately 40 million tons, and another 50 million tons for the other three commodities. Before the conflict, Ukraine used to feed the world, now they need help to feed themselves.” ((NARRATOR)) Ukraine and some Western sources have accused Russia of stealing Ukrainian wheat and taking it to Russian territory, something that Moscow has consistently denied. Turkey, Russia’s influential neighbor to the south on the Black Sea, has presented itself as the key mediator in the situation. And the meeting in Iran between Russia and Turkey is a new opportunity to find a solution, experts say. [[RADIO VERSION: Alexey Malashenko is an analyst with the Institute for the Dialogue of Civilizations, a research organization in Moscow.]] ((Alexey Malashenko, Institute for the Dialogue of Civilizations - MALE IN RUSSIAN - VOA)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “The only thing, I believe, they will agree on is an issue dealing with the grain export. This is a private issue and I think it will be solved this way or the other not without any problems, but I think that both Turkey and Russia are interested in that.” ((NARRATOR)) It is Putin's first meeting with the Turkish president since Russia unleashed its troops on Ukraine. Putin’s meeting in Tehran comes after Russia has repeatedly insisted it is not responsible for the brewing food crisis or the military action in Ukraine. As the Russian president sees it, this accusation is the result of what he calls “Western Russophobia.” ((Vladimir Putin, Russian President MALE IN RUSSIAN - REUTERS)) “I will stress once again: the problem did not arise today, and not even in the past three months. Russia is absolutely not to blame for it, contrary to what some demagogues are now saying, trying to blame our country for anything happening to the world's economy.” ((NARRATOR)) The scarcity and inflation among basic food products are already a reality, not only in the West, but also in Russia. That is also one of the engines that pushed Russia to come to the table to talk about resuming the flow of Ukrainian grain. ((FOR THE VOA MOSCOW BUREAU, JONATHAN SPIER, VOA NEWS))
- Transcript/Script RUSSIA IRAN TURKEY HEADLINE: Inflation, Threat of Food Shortages, Push Putin to the Table TEASER: Russian leader makes rare trip to Iran to discuss resumption of Ukrainian grain exports as global food crisis looms. PUBLISHED AT: 7/19/2022 at 12:05 pm BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Reuters PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:20 VID APPROVED BY:mas TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: Jonathan Spier narrates)) ((INTRO)) [[With a worldwide food crisis looming as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with their sights set on reaching an agreement on resuming the flow of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. Jonathan Spier narrates this VOA report from Moscow.]] ((NARRATOR)) The war in Ukraine is threatening the world's access to wheat, leading to dramatic price hikes and food shortages. Officials call the situation worrying. [[RADIO VERSION: Jakob Kern is the World Food Program’s coordinator in Ukraine.]] ((Jakob Kern, World Food Program - MALE IN ENGLISH - REUTERS)) “Ukraine is the world's fifth largest exporter of wheat, and in the top three for maize, barley and sunflower seeds. Production of wheat in 2021 was approximately 40 million tons, and another 50 million tons for the other three commodities. Before the conflict, Ukraine used to feed the world, now they need help to feed themselves.” ((NARRATOR)) Ukraine and some Western sources have accused Russia of stealing Ukrainian wheat and taking it to Russian territory, something that Moscow has consistently denied. Turkey, Russia’s influential neighbor to the south on the Black Sea, has presented itself as the key mediator in the situation. And the meeting in Iran between Russia and Turkey is a new opportunity to find a solution, experts say. [[RADIO VERSION: Alexey Malashenko is an analyst with the Institute for the Dialogue of Civilizations, a research organization in Moscow.]] ((Alexey Malashenko, Institute for the Dialogue of Civilizations - MALE IN RUSSIAN - VOA)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “The only thing, I believe, they will agree on is an issue dealing with the grain export. This is a private issue and I think it will be solved this way or the other not without any problems, but I think that both Turkey and Russia are interested in that.” ((NARRATOR)) It is Putin's first meeting with the Turkish president since Russia unleashed its troops on Ukraine. Putin’s meeting in Tehran comes after Russia has repeatedly insisted it is not responsible for the brewing food crisis or the military action in Ukraine. As the Russian president sees it, this accusation is the result of what he calls “Western Russophobia.” ((Vladimir Putin, Russian President MALE IN RUSSIAN - REUTERS)) “I will stress once again: the problem did not arise today, and not even in the past three months. Russia is absolutely not to blame for it, contrary to what some demagogues are now saying, trying to blame our country for anything happening to the world's economy.” ((NARRATOR)) The scarcity and inflation among basic food products are already a reality, not only in the West, but also in Russia. That is also one of the engines that pushed Russia to come to the table to talk about resuming the flow of Ukrainian grain. ((FOR THE VOA MOSCOW BUREAU, JONATHAN SPIER, VOA NEWS))
- NewsML Media Topics Politics
- Topic Tags Russia, Turkey
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date July 19, 2022 14:32 EDT
- Description English With a worldwide food crisis looming as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with their sights set on reaching an agreement on resuming the flow of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. Jonathan Spier narrates this VOA report from Moscow.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English