US Russia Detainees -- WEB
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- US Russia Detainees -- WEB
- July 28, 2022
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English US-Russia-Detainees HEADLINE: US Risks High Stakes Public Diplomacy to Get Griner, Whelan Freed from Russian Jails TEASER: Top U.S. officials have confirmed that they have offered Russia a “substantial proposal” to release wrongfully detained Americans Britney Griner and Paul Whelan. PUBLISHED AT: 7/28/2022 BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Newhouse, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): Saine Skype Video interview, AFP, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: )) ((INTRO)) [[Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States has offered Russia a "substantial proposal" to free detained American basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.]] ((Video: 14;31;16;03 MRT BLINKEN entrance BROLL 14 seconds Secretary Blinken enters and starts the briefing.)) ((NARRATOR)) Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a rare appearance in the State Department briefing room Wednesday to announce a new proposal in a high-profile case involving the two Americans detained in Russia. ((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State)) 14;32;23;02 MRT BLINKEN meeting with minister lavrov “In the coming days I expect to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov for the first time since the war began. I plan to raise an issue that's a top priority for us, the release of Americans Paul Whelan, and Brittney Griner who have been wrongfully detained and must be allowed to come home. We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release.” ((Video: AFP V000_32FJ8MK: 1. Pan right US basketball star Brittney Griner being escorted to court room 2. Close-up screen with journalists inside court room OVER TO AFP V045_32FJ8JJ: 1. Mid shot Brittney Griner is escorted into the court room, taken into cell and handcuffs taken off 2. Zoom in Brittney Griner walks into the cell in the court room and holds up photos 3. Wide shot Brittney Griner sitting in a cell in the court room, talking to legal team)) ((NARRATOR)) Brittney Griner made a court appearance Wednesday in a Moscow suburb court. The two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist and Women's NBA champion had played in Russia and was detained in February. She was charged with drug smuggling for possessing cartridges containing cannabis oil. Griner pled guilty and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. ((Video: AFP V000_32FK2YT: 4. Wide shot Russian Coat of Arms on court building,5. Wide shot Griner’s lawyers coming out of building to speak to journalists After the appearance, her lawyers said Griner did not mean to bring cannabis oil into Russia and traveled there despite U.S. travel warnings so that she would not let her Russian teammates down. She was detained just days before Russia invaded Ukraine. ((Video: AFP V000_32FL3R7: Paul Whelan appears in a Russian court , NAT Sound at 0:30, Paul reading a statement)) ((Paul Whelan, Former U.S. Marine NAT SOUND)) “I am innocent of any charge resulting from this potential kidnapping…” ((AFP V000_32FL3R7: 6. Zoom out Paul Whelan waiting for the judge to finish announcing her decision, he then continues reading his statement, the press is immediately told to leave 7. Zoom out Paul Whelan being escorted into the courtroom, a journalist asks him how he feels, he replies: "Not too good” ((NARRATOR)) Paul Whelan, a security official at an auto parts company, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. In 2020, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage, which he strongly denies. ((WH B-roll and Kirby SOT: https://app.frame.io/player/d7ed3feb-9b92-411b-a807-5c2da701b7dd )) The White House confirmed the proposal to Moscow to free Griner and Whelan but declined to provide details. ((John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator) "But I will say that the president and his team are willing to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home, as we’ve demonstrated with Trevor Reid, and that's what we're doing right here. It's actively happening now.” ((Video: AFP V000_32FL3E6: Tracking shot Viktor Bout, surrounded by policemen, is led into a press conference among a media scrum after being captured in Bangkok)) ((NARRATOR)) CNN and other news agencies report that the United States has offered to swap Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms smuggler. A high-profile swap of this nature is risky, but the Biden administration has come under significant pressure to bring Griner and Whelan back home, an expert tells VOA. ((Video: Jonathan Katz SOT in Frame: https://app.frame.io/player/818a04bc-8d42-4eee-ace2-64ad9f8bdd3d TC: 00:04:58 - 00:05:59 [[Radio Intro: Jonathan Katz is a Senior Fellow and Director of Democracy Initiatives at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.]] ((Jonathan Katz, The German Marshall Fund)) ((Mandatory Skype Video Courtesy)) “And of course, you have public figures, including sports [figures] and athletes that are recognizable globally calling for the return of Griner. It’s really it can put a lot of pressure.” ((Video: AFP V000_1W09Q5: 1. Mid shot Trevor Reed behind bars in the courtroom 2. Close-up Trevor Reed's hands 3. Close-up Trevor Reed behind bars in the courtroom 4. Close-up handcuffs - OVER TO PHOTOS of FREED Trevor Reed in Texas: AFP V000_32968QT)) ((NARRATOR)) In April, the United States exchanged former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed for convicted Russian drug smuggler Konstantin Yaroshenko. Katz said despite the risk of setting a bad precedent that could encourage future detentions by rogue governments, the United States takes very seriously its obligation to protect Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Cindy Saine, VOA News
- Transcript/Script US-Russia-Detainees HEADLINE: US Risks High Stakes Public Diplomacy to Get Griner, Whelan Freed from Russian Jails TEASER: Top U.S. officials have confirmed that they have offered Russia a “substantial proposal” to release wrongfully detained Americans Britney Griner and Paul Whelan. PUBLISHED AT: 7/28/2022 BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Newhouse, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): Saine Skype Video interview, AFP, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: )) ((INTRO)) [[Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States has offered Russia a "substantial proposal" to free detained American basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.]] ((Video: 14;31;16;03 MRT BLINKEN entrance BROLL 14 seconds Secretary Blinken enters and starts the briefing.)) ((NARRATOR)) Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a rare appearance in the State Department briefing room Wednesday to announce a new proposal in a high-profile case involving the two Americans detained in Russia. ((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State)) 14;32;23;02 MRT BLINKEN meeting with minister lavrov “In the coming days I expect to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov for the first time since the war began. I plan to raise an issue that's a top priority for us, the release of Americans Paul Whelan, and Brittney Griner who have been wrongfully detained and must be allowed to come home. We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release.” ((Video: AFP V000_32FJ8MK: 1. Pan right US basketball star Brittney Griner being escorted to court room 2. Close-up screen with journalists inside court room OVER TO AFP V045_32FJ8JJ: 1. Mid shot Brittney Griner is escorted into the court room, taken into cell and handcuffs taken off 2. Zoom in Brittney Griner walks into the cell in the court room and holds up photos 3. Wide shot Brittney Griner sitting in a cell in the court room, talking to legal team)) ((NARRATOR)) Brittney Griner made a court appearance Wednesday in a Moscow suburb court. The two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist and Women's NBA champion had played in Russia and was detained in February. She was charged with drug smuggling for possessing cartridges containing cannabis oil. Griner pled guilty and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. ((Video: AFP V000_32FK2YT: 4. Wide shot Russian Coat of Arms on court building,5. Wide shot Griner’s lawyers coming out of building to speak to journalists After the appearance, her lawyers said Griner did not mean to bring cannabis oil into Russia and traveled there despite U.S. travel warnings so that she would not let her Russian teammates down. She was detained just days before Russia invaded Ukraine. ((Video: AFP V000_32FL3R7: Paul Whelan appears in a Russian court , NAT Sound at 0:30, Paul reading a statement)) ((Paul Whelan, Former U.S. Marine NAT SOUND)) “I am innocent of any charge resulting from this potential kidnapping…” ((AFP V000_32FL3R7: 6. Zoom out Paul Whelan waiting for the judge to finish announcing her decision, he then continues reading his statement, the press is immediately told to leave 7. Zoom out Paul Whelan being escorted into the courtroom, a journalist asks him how he feels, he replies: "Not too good” ((NARRATOR)) Paul Whelan, a security official at an auto parts company, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. In 2020, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage, which he strongly denies. ((WH B-roll and Kirby SOT: https://app.frame.io/player/d7ed3feb-9b92-411b-a807-5c2da701b7dd )) The White House confirmed the proposal to Moscow to free Griner and Whelan but declined to provide details. ((John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator) "But I will say that the president and his team are willing to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home, as we’ve demonstrated with Trevor Reid, and that's what we're doing right here. It's actively happening now.” ((Video: AFP V000_32FL3E6: Tracking shot Viktor Bout, surrounded by policemen, is led into a press conference among a media scrum after being captured in Bangkok)) ((NARRATOR)) CNN and other news agencies report that the United States has offered to swap Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms smuggler. A high-profile swap of this nature is risky, but the Biden administration has come under significant pressure to bring Griner and Whelan back home, an expert tells VOA. ((Video: Jonathan Katz SOT in Frame: https://app.frame.io/player/818a04bc-8d42-4eee-ace2-64ad9f8bdd3d TC: 00:04:58 - 00:05:59 [[Radio Intro: Jonathan Katz is a Senior Fellow and Director of Democracy Initiatives at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.]] ((Jonathan Katz, The German Marshall Fund)) ((Mandatory Skype Video Courtesy)) “And of course, you have public figures, including sports [figures] and athletes that are recognizable globally calling for the return of Griner. It’s really it can put a lot of pressure.” ((Video: AFP V000_1W09Q5: 1. Mid shot Trevor Reed behind bars in the courtroom 2. Close-up Trevor Reed's hands 3. Close-up Trevor Reed behind bars in the courtroom 4. Close-up handcuffs - OVER TO PHOTOS of FREED Trevor Reed in Texas: AFP V000_32968QT)) ((NARRATOR)) In April, the United States exchanged former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed for convicted Russian drug smuggler Konstantin Yaroshenko. Katz said despite the risk of setting a bad precedent that could encourage future detentions by rogue governments, the United States takes very seriously its obligation to protect Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Cindy Saine, VOA News
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- Embargo Date July 28, 2022 16:24 EDT
- Description English Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States has offered Russia a "substantial proposal" to free detained American basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
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