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  • Washington Week Ahead 26FEB2023 WEB
  • February 26, 2023
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  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script English TV USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Washington Week Ahead-Balderas)) HEADLINE: Biden Administration Won’t Send F-16s to Ukraine for Now TEASER: U.S. legislators plan a new bipartisan push to arm Ukraine PUBLISHED AT: 2/26/23 3:30 pm BYLINE: Veronica Balderas Iglesias CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington D.C. PRODUCER: Veronica Balderas Iglesias VIDEO EDITOR: Marcus Harton SCRIPT EDITORS: Page. Sv VIDEO SOURCE (S): Agencies, see script for others PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:29 VID APPROVED BY: MCY TYPE: EDITOR NOTES: UPDATE: Radio Tracks for Reversioning Included [[RADIO INTRO]] ((TV INTRO)) [At least for now, the United States is declining to send fighter jets to Ukraine. But as VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports, there are some legislators in Congress who plan to push the administration to change their mind.)) ((Ad hoc NATS)) ((VIDEO: AP Ukraine War Kharkiv Rockets 4421405)) ((NARRATOR)) With Soviet-era Grad rockets, Ukrainian soldiers continued their efforts over the weekend to recover territory lost to the Russian army in Kharkiv. ((VIDEO: AP Ukraine Zelenskyy Address 4421420)) While Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised a new round of sanctions announced Saturday by the European Union against Moscow, he also appealed for more international support. ((VIDEO: Soundite # 2: AP Ukraine Zelenskyy Germany 4421380)) ((Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine President)) “We are capable of putting an end to the Russian aggression this year.” ((VIDEO: Ukraine War Bakhmut 4421305)) ((NARRATOR)) The possibility of the Ukrainians boosting their defense systems with U.S. F-16 jets and long-range artillery is not currently being contemplated, said U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on ABC’s “This Week.” ((VIDEO: ABC This Week)) ((Mandatory cg: ABC “This Week”/Twitter) https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1629854854637035520?cxt=HHwWgICx4duWtJ4tAAAA ((Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser)) “In this phase the critical element is ground maneuver capability. And that means tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles. /The F-16 question is a question for later.” ((VIDEO: ABC This Week)) ((Mandatory cg: ABC “This Week”/Twitter) https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1629864361907965954?cxt=HHwWhMC-uY7AuJ4tAAAA ((NARRATOR)) Some legislators however aim to do more now, Republican Representative Michael McCaul told ABC. ((Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican)) “We can certainly write into our appropriations bills prioritizing weapon systems, we intend to do that. /I think with enough pressure from Congress on both sides of the aisle we can get to Ukraine what they really need to win this fight.” ((VIDEO AP: US Biden Departure China Russia 4421319)) ((NARRATOR)) But the U.S. can’t do it alone and the Biden administration will need European allies to step up their contributions, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan stressed on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” ((VIDEO: NBC Meet the Press/Twitter)) ((Mandatory cg: NBC “Meet the Press”/Twitter)) ((Sen. Dan Sullivan, Republican)) https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1629853642885939203?cxt=HHwWhoC-wZfQs54tAAAA “They’ve had a commitment to spend at a minimum and it should be a floor not a ceiling— 2% of their GDP on defense. The vast majority of the NATO allies that we have don’t do that.” ((VIDEO: AP 4421386 France Ukraine Macron China)) ((Mandatory cg: AP)) On the diplomatic front, French President Emmanuel Macron announced he’ll visit China in April to discuss Beijing’s peace brokering efforts. The United States also wants to keep the lines of communication open, said national security adviser Jake Sullivan on NBC, but no high-level talks are planned between President Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jinping. ((VIDEO: NBC Meet the Press/Twitter)) ((Mandatory cg: NBC “Meet the Press”/Twitter)) ((Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser)) https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1629849754774405121?cxt=HHwWgoCw6e7tsZ4tAAAA “Nothing scheduled at the moment, though I anticipate the two leaders will speak at some point in the not-too-distant future.” ((VIDEO: Relevant images like Chinese flags and Foreign Affairs building can b found here: CCTV/AP Ukraine-Crisis/China's Position CCTV055728)) ((Mandatory cg: CCTV/AP)) ((NARRATOR)) He emphasized that military communication channels with China are necessary to avoid escalation, surprises and mistakes. ((Veronica Balderas Iglesias, VOA News, Washington.))
  • Transcript/Script TV USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Washington Week Ahead-Balderas)) HEADLINE: Biden Administration Won’t Send F-16s to Ukraine for Now TEASER: U.S. legislators plan a new bipartisan push to arm Ukraine PUBLISHED AT: 2/26/23 3:30 pm BYLINE: Veronica Balderas Iglesias CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington D.C. PRODUCER: Veronica Balderas Iglesias VIDEO EDITOR: Marcus Harton SCRIPT EDITORS: Page. Sv VIDEO SOURCE (S): Agencies, see script for others PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:29 VID APPROVED BY: MCY TYPE: EDITOR NOTES: UPDATE: Radio Tracks for Reversioning Included [[RADIO INTRO]] ((TV INTRO)) [At least for now, the United States is declining to send fighter jets to Ukraine. But as VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports, there are some legislators in Congress who plan to push the administration to change their mind.)) ((Ad hoc NATS)) ((VIDEO: AP Ukraine War Kharkiv Rockets 4421405)) ((NARRATOR)) With Soviet-era Grad rockets, Ukrainian soldiers continued their efforts over the weekend to recover territory lost to the Russian army in Kharkiv. ((VIDEO: AP Ukraine Zelenskyy Address 4421420)) While Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised a new round of sanctions announced Saturday by the European Union against Moscow, he also appealed for more international support. ((VIDEO: Soundite # 2: AP Ukraine Zelenskyy Germany 4421380)) ((Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine President)) “We are capable of putting an end to the Russian aggression this year.” ((VIDEO: Ukraine War Bakhmut 4421305)) ((NARRATOR)) The possibility of the Ukrainians boosting their defense systems with U.S. F-16 jets and long-range artillery is not currently being contemplated, said U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on ABC’s “This Week.” ((VIDEO: ABC This Week)) ((Mandatory cg: ABC “This Week”/Twitter) https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1629854854637035520?cxt=HHwWgICx4duWtJ4tAAAA ((Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser)) “In this phase the critical element is ground maneuver capability. And that means tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles. /The F-16 question is a question for later.” ((VIDEO: ABC This Week)) ((Mandatory cg: ABC “This Week”/Twitter) https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1629864361907965954?cxt=HHwWhMC-uY7AuJ4tAAAA ((NARRATOR)) Some legislators however aim to do more now, Republican Representative Michael McCaul told ABC. ((Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican)) “We can certainly write into our appropriations bills prioritizing weapon systems, we intend to do that. /I think with enough pressure from Congress on both sides of the aisle we can get to Ukraine what they really need to win this fight.” ((VIDEO AP: US Biden Departure China Russia 4421319)) ((NARRATOR)) But the U.S. can’t do it alone and the Biden administration will need European allies to step up their contributions, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan stressed on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” ((VIDEO: NBC Meet the Press/Twitter)) ((Mandatory cg: NBC “Meet the Press”/Twitter)) ((Sen. Dan Sullivan, Republican)) https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1629853642885939203?cxt=HHwWhoC-wZfQs54tAAAA “They’ve had a commitment to spend at a minimum and it should be a floor not a ceiling— 2% of their GDP on defense. The vast majority of the NATO allies that we have don’t do that.” ((VIDEO: AP 4421386 France Ukraine Macron China)) ((Mandatory cg: AP)) On the diplomatic front, French President Emmanuel Macron announced he’ll visit China in April to discuss Beijing’s peace brokering efforts. The United States also wants to keep the lines of communication open, said national security adviser Jake Sullivan on NBC, but no high-level talks are planned between President Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jinping. ((VIDEO: NBC Meet the Press/Twitter)) ((Mandatory cg: NBC “Meet the Press”/Twitter)) ((Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser)) https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1629849754774405121?cxt=HHwWgoCw6e7tsZ4tAAAA “Nothing scheduled at the moment, though I anticipate the two leaders will speak at some point in the not-too-distant future.” ((VIDEO: Relevant images like Chinese flags and Foreign Affairs building can b found here: CCTV/AP Ukraine-Crisis/China's Position CCTV055728)) ((Mandatory cg: CCTV/AP)) ((NARRATOR)) He emphasized that military communication channels with China are necessary to avoid escalation, surprises and mistakes. ((Veronica Balderas Iglesias, VOA News, Washington.))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date February 26, 2023 15:33 EST
  • Byline Vero Balderas
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America
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