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[[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is looking to cooperate with China to “solve big challenges.” His remarks come as China prepares to send an envoy to Ukraine for peace talks. Meanwhile, the U.S. is providing Ukraine with $1.2 billion in military aid ahead of its expected spring offensive against Russia. State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching has more.]]
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Transcript/Script: US CHINA UKRAINE TV
HEADLINE: US Announces $1.2 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine
TEASER: Meanwhile, China announces plans to send envoy to Ukraine for peace negotiations
PUBLISHED: Tuesday, 05/09/2023 at 22:17 EDT
BYLINE: Nike Ching
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DATELINE: Washington
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PRODUCER: Kimberlyn Dickens
SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Holly Franko, DJ OK
VIDEO SOURCES: Reuters, AP, VOA , Zoom
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[[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is looking to cooperate with China to “solve big challenges.” His remarks come as China prepares to send an envoy to Ukraine for peace talks. Meanwhile, the U.S. is providing Ukraine with $1.2 billion in military aid ahead of its expected spring offensive against Russia. State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching has more.]]
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Russian forces attacked Kyiv with a barrage of missiles, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech at a Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square, accusing the West of waging a “real war” against Russia.
In Washington, the Pentagon said the U.S. will provide Ukraine with $1.2 billion in military aid, ahead of its expected spring offensive against Russia.
[[Radio track: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.]]
((Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State))
“Right now, of course, the focus is on the Ukrainian efforts that we anticipate to try to retake more of the territory that's been seized from Ukraine by Russia over the last 14 plus months. My own estimation is that they have in place across all of those dimensions what they need to continue to be successful in regaining territory.”
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Next month, the U.K. will host the Ukraine recovery conference.
[[Radio track: British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.]]
((James Cleverly, British Foreign Secretary))
“We will seek to build a coalition that will enable Ukraine to rebuild its country after this conflict has been concluded, after they regain their country back.”
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Blinken said the U.S. and U.K. maintain a coordinated approach toward China, including looking for ways to “solve big challenges.”
Ukraine’s spring offensive against Russia may pave the way for negotiations by the end of the year, officials say.
In Europe, officials said China could play a part.
[[Radio track: Annalena Baerbock is Germany’s Foreign Minister]]
((Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister)) ((female in German))
"China, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, can play a significant role in ending the war if it chooses to do so.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday that China is preparing to send a peace envoy to Ukraine.
((Qin Gang, Chinese Foreign Minister)) ((male in Mandarin))
“We will persist in promoting peace talks. And we will send the Chinese government's special envoy for Eurasian affairs to visit Ukraine in the near future.”
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But one analyst is skeptical.
((Radio track: Ambassador William Taylor is vice president for Europe and Russia at the Washington-based U.S. Institute of Peace. He spoke to VOA via Zoom))
((William Taylor, US Institute of Peace)) ((Zoom))
"The Chinese are not neutral. They are not unbiased. They are clearly tilted, much tilted toward Russia. The key caution is to be sure that any conversation with the Chinese about the Ukraine war — Russian war on Ukraine — has the Ukrainians as participants.”
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U.S. officials say there is a role for China to play in mediating peace talks. But such diplomatic efforts should be consistent with the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
((Nike Ching, VOA News, Washington))
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Embargo DateMay 9, 2023 23:25 EDT
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