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[[Germany has pledged new military aid to Ukraine. The German chancellor welcomed the Ukrainian president to Berlin a day after announcing the nearly 3-billion-dollar arms package in support of Ukraine’s battle against Russia. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue attacking mostly civilian targets in Ukraine. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.]]
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Transcript/ScriptUkraine Zelenskyy Visits Germany’s Scholz (TV)
HEADLINE: Zelenskyy Visits Germany After Country Pledges Largest Yet Aid Package
TEASER: German leader pledges nearly $3B in new military aid to Ukraine
PUBLISHED AT: 5/14/23
BYLINE: Arash Arabasadi
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: AP/ EMERGENCY SERVICES OF UKRAINE/ GERMAN POOL/ REUTERS/ RUSSIAN POOL/ DONETSK REGION POLICE
SCRIPT EDITORS: Page, SV
VIDEO SOURCE (S): AP/ EMERGENCY SERVICES OF UKRAINE/ GERMAN POOL/ REUTERS/ RUSSIAN POOL/ DONETSK REGION POLICE
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __
TRT: 2:10
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VID APPROVED BY: MP
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((INTRO)) [[Germany has pledged new military aid to Ukraine. The German chancellor welcomed the Ukrainian president to Berlin a day after announcing the nearly 3-billion-dollar arms package in support of Ukraine’s battle against Russia. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue attacking mostly civilian targets in Ukraine. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.]]
((mandatory cg MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF UKRAINE))
((NARRATOR))
A warehouse engulfed in flames after Russian bombs rained down overnight Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Ternopil. The attack came on the evening of the popular Eurovision Song Contest in the home city of Ukraine’s contestants in this year’s show. Ukraine had widely received public support to host the competition, but due to the war, the show took place in Britain.
The attack underscores Ukraine’s plight for additional and advanced weapons capabilities… a call answered over the weekend by Germany.
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((NARRATOR))
Sunday in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with military honors in Zelenskyy’s first visit since the start of the war. The meeting follows Germany’s announcement Saturday of a new package of military aid nearly matching all previous aid to date.
((NARRATOR))
The German government pledged nearly three-billion-dollars of new support including anti-aircraft systems, ammunition and its sought-after Leopard tanks.
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((NARRATOR))
At a joint news conference in Berlin, Scholz said Germany would support Ukraine as long as necessary.
[RADIO TRACK: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaking as carried by German Pool and provided by The Associated Press.]
((Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor)) ((MAN, GERMAN))
“Those responsible for this terrible war of aggression must be held accountable. No state in the world may invade another country. No one may murder, plunder or kidnap children. That is why we are working together with our partners so that Russia is held accountable.”
((NARRATOR))
But it was Russian President Vladimir Putin spinning an alternate reality earlier this week at his country’s Victory Day celebration commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
((mandatory cg RUSSIAN POOL))
Putin railed against “Western globalist elites” whom he said were “dividing society, provoking bloody conflicts and coups,” and “destroying the traditional family values that make people human.”
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((NARRATOR))
And yet, just days later, it was Putin’s forces destroying family dwellings in another attack on civilian targets of private homes and apartment blocks.
((NARRATOR))
Back in Berlin, Scholz and Zelenskyy flew from the German Chancellery on their way to Aachen, where Zelenskyy received the prestigious Charlemagne Prize honoring service for European unification.
Arash Arabasadi, VOA News.
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
Washington, D.C.
Embargo DateMay 14, 2023 20:47 EDT
Byline
Arash Arabasadi, VOA News.
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
