Russia Africa WEB
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- Russia Africa WEB
- August 1, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA AFRICA HEADLINE: In Lavrov’s Africa Visit, Russia Seizes Opportunities TEASER: African nations’ dependence on Russian grain has created a new chance for Moscow to expand its influence as it is shunned by the West PUBLISHED AT: 8/1/2022, 1 p.m. BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA ORIGINAL, APTN PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 2:43 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: Elizabeth Cherneff narrates; Ricardo’s email is marquina.ricardo@gmail.com)) ((INTRO)) [[Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Russia intensified its global battle to win support with an official trip to four African countries by its foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from the VOA Moscow Bureau. ((NARRATOR)) Russia’s war on Ukraine overshadowed a trip by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of Congo last month. On his tour, Lavrov sought to play up the view that Russia’s aspirations are in line with Africa’s. ((Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister - MALE IN RUSSIAN )) “We are living through a very important historical period, a period where we will all be deciding what kind of universe we are going to have and to leave for our children and grandchildren.” ((NARRATOR)) Russia is now boosting relations with Africa that were abandoned after the Soviet collapse in the 1990s. Observers say the image of a superpower that countered Western imperialism is still present today. [[RADIO VERSION: Evgeny Korendyasov is a senior research fellow specializing in African studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.]] ((Evgeny Korendyasov, Russian Academy of Sciences (MALE IN RUSSIAN)) “After the Revolution of 1917, the Soviet Union was pursuing an active ideological struggle under “Freedom to the colonial peoples!” slogan. And in the African mind, an image of Russia – is primarily an image of the country that was actively standing against colonial domination.” ((NARRATOR)) Moscow has been cut off from the West after its attack on Ukraine, but doors are still open for Russia in Asia and Africa – whose leaders have hesitated to back international sanctions. The Kremlin, analysts say, will not miss this opportunity. [[RADIO VERSION: Andrey Kortunov is Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.]] ((Andrey Kortunov, Russian International Affairs Council - MALE IN RUSSIAN - ORIGINAL VOA)) “Very many African nations have not joined the sanctions pressure imposed on Russia that had been initiated by the West. They prefer to stay aside in this geopolitical controversy of Moscow and the Western capitals.” ((NARRATOR)) The war in Ukraine and the blockade of Ukrainian grain shipments has set off alarms in many African countries which depend on those exports and are now facing shortages or even famine. Moscow sees a chance to win the cooperation of these countries. [[RADIO VERSION: Nataliya Zaiser chairs the board of Russia’s African Business Initiative Union]] ((Nataliya Zaiser, African Business Initiative Union (FEMALE IN RUSSIAN)) “Trade, investments, energy, public health care, food security, no doubt, because so much is linked to the security situation in Ukraine. The African states suffer due to the restrictions on grain deliveries.” ((NARRATOR)) With Lavrov’s visit, Moscow sought to reassure African nations that it would continue to supply grain and work to renew its presence in a region where it had been long forgotten. ((For VOA’s Moscow Bureau, Elizabeth Cherneff, VOA News))
- Transcript/Script USAGM ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA AFRICA HEADLINE: In Lavrov’s Africa Visit, Russia Seizes Opportunities TEASER: African nations’ dependence on Russian grain has created a new chance for Moscow to expand its influence as it is shunned by the West PUBLISHED AT: 8/1/2022, 1 p.m. 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, APTN PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 2:43 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: Elizabeth Cherneff narrates; Ricardo’s email is marquina.ricardo@gmail.com)) ((INTRO)) [[Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Russia intensified its global battle to win support with an official trip to four African countries by its foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from the VOA Moscow Bureau. ((NARRATOR)) Russia’s war on Ukraine overshadowed a trip by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of Congo last month. On his tour, Lavrov sought to play up the view that Russia’s aspirations are in line with Africa’s. ((Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister - MALE IN RUSSIAN )) “We are living through a very important historical period, a period where we will all be deciding what kind of universe we are going to have and to leave for our children and grandchildren.” ((NARRATOR)) Russia is now boosting relations with Africa that were abandoned after the Soviet collapse in the 1990s. Observers say the image of a superpower that countered Western imperialism is still present today. [[RADIO VERSION: Evgeny Korendyasov is a senior research fellow specializing in African studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.]] ((Evgeny Korendyasov, Russian Academy of Sciences (MALE IN RUSSIAN)) “After the Revolution of 1917, the Soviet Union was pursuing an active ideological struggle under “Freedom to the colonial peoples!” slogan. And in the African mind, an image of Russia – is primarily an image of the country that was actively standing against colonial domination.” ((NARRATOR)) Moscow has been cut off from the West after its attack on Ukraine, but doors are still open for Russia in Asia and Africa – whose leaders have hesitated to back international sanctions. The Kremlin, analysts say, will not miss this opportunity. [[RADIO VERSION: Andrey Kortunov is Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.]] ((Andrey Kortunov, Russian International Affairs Council - MALE IN RUSSIAN - ORIGINAL VOA)) “Very many African nations have not joined the sanctions pressure imposed on Russia that had been initiated by the West. They prefer to stay aside in this geopolitical controversy of Moscow and the Western capitals.” ((NARRATOR)) The war in Ukraine and the blockade of Ukrainian grain shipments has set off alarms in many African countries which depend on those exports and are now facing shortages or even famine. Moscow sees a chance to win the cooperation of these countries. [[RADIO VERSION: Nataliya Zaiser chairs the board of Russia’s African Business Initiative Union]] ((Nataliya Zaiser, African Business Initiative Union (FEMALE IN RUSSIAN)) “Trade, investments, energy, public health care, food security, no doubt, because so much is linked to the security situation in Ukraine. The African states suffer due to the restrictions on grain deliveries.” ((NARRATOR)) With Lavrov’s visit, Moscow sought to reassure African nations that it would continue to supply grain and work to renew its presence in a region where it had been long forgotten. ((For VOA’s Moscow Bureau, Elizabeth Cherneff, VOA News))
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