US-RUssia-UKraine - USAGM
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- US-RUssia-UKraine - USAGM
- February 10, 2024
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: US-RUSSIA-UKRAINE FEB 9 HEADLINE: Biden: Failure by Congress to Fund Ukraine Would Be 'Close to Criminal Neglect' TEASER: President Biden met with German Chancellor Scholz at the White House as the top two donors of military aid to Ukraine discuss how to help Kyiv fight back against Russia, with US military aid stalled in Congress PUBLISHED: 2/10/2024 BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: State Department VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: sb, Reifenrath, DJ (ok) VIDEO SOURCE (S): Saine Zoom interviews, AFP, AP, Reuters PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:54 VID APPROVED BY: tt TYPE: EDITOR NOTES: )) ((INTRO: The U.S. Senate will consider an emergency aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other allies, but the fate of Ukraine aid is uncertain in the Republican-led House, with former President Donald Trump opposing it. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was at the White House Friday to discuss how to best help Ukraine. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has the story.)) ((Video: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2024%3Anewsml_WD847307022024RP1&share=true : 1. AIR ALARM BLARING OVER KYIV SKYLINE (NIGHT SHOT) 2. DEBRIS FALLING FROM SKY 3. AMBULANCE DRIVING IN STREET 4. CAR ALARMS BLARING IN CITY / EXPLOSION HEARD OVER SKYLINE 5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING SHELTER IN SUBWAY)) ((NARRATOR)) Russia continued to pound Kyiv with missile strikes this week, with falling debris from a missile cutting off electricity to parts of the Ukrainian capital. ((Video ID: 4477382: Zelenskyy presenting award to Zalunzhnyi, the two men embrace)) ((COURTESY: Ukraine’s Presidential Office Handout)) ((NAT POP ZELENSKYY)) UPSOUND (Ukrainian) "Glory to Ukraine, Glory to heroes" ((NARRATOR)) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed orders Friday to award the Golden Star, the country's highest honor, to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, [Za-LUSH-nee] the former military chief of the armed forces of Ukraine. The ceremony came a day after Zelenskyy replaced Zaluzhnyi in a shake-up aimed at reversing momentum in Ukraine’ stalled defensive war with Russia. ((Video: MRT Biden and Scholz at the White House this afternoon: https://app.frame.io/player/8c5500af-2f49-4744-97fc-80cd363a1385 Biden SOT is at 09:41)) In Washington, President Joe Biden met Friday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with support for Ukraine high on the agenda. The United States and Germany are the top two donors of military aid to Ukraine. U.S. aid has been stalled for weeks in Congress, with many Republican lawmakers opposing it. Biden had this to say about it. ((MRT White House, Biden at Scholz pool spray)) ((President Joe Biden)) “The failure of the United States Congress, if it occurs, not to support Ukraine, is close to criminal neglect. It is outrageous.” ((NARRATOR)) At the State Department Thursday, VOA asked if the U.S. could somehow continue to provide aid to Ukraine with the supplemental budget stalled in Congress. Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said this. ((Video: https://app.frame.io/player/1e7ecd0c-fd78-48a0-91ba-66b5a4c65679 TC Cindy asking question and Patel: 0:26)) ((Vedant Patel, Deputy State Department Spokesperson)) “There is no magic pot of money. There is no other alternative here when it comes to this. And that is why you have seen this administration come out strongly for the text of the supplemental funding bill that was made public over this past weekend.” ((Video: file video of Ukrainian tanks and troops on the battlefield)) ((NARRATOR)) One expert told VOA that Scholz and Biden might get creative when it comes to helping Ukraine. [[Michael Kimmage is a professor of history at the Catholic University of America. He spoke to VOA via Zoom.]] ((Video: https://app.frame.io/player/a2decfc3-d0f7-4e5d-8522-6d34618c0d4c Michael Kimmage SOT: TC: about 05:55)) ((Michael Kimmage, The Catholic University of America)) ((Zoom)) “There will be, you know, perhaps ways in which Germany and the United States can creatively think through this question: that if Germany has the money, and the United States has the munitions and the material, that there might be ways of assisting and aiding Ukraine, even without Congress approving the money. There might be other channels and other mechanisms.” ((Video: Scholz and Biden at the White House, over to Putin speaking with Carlson: AP Video ID: 4477325: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Tucker Carlson)) COURTESY: TUCKER CARLSON NETWORK ((NARRATOR)) At the White House, the German chancellor commented on former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson’s interview in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it “ridiculous.” He called Putin's account of the war's history "lies," and said the Russian leader's sole motivation for starting the war was to gain territory. (Cindy Saine, VOA News, the State Department)
- Transcript/Script ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: US-RUSSIA-UKRAINE FEB 9 HEADLINE: Biden: Failure by Congress to Fund Ukraine Would Be 'Close to Criminal Neglect' TEASER: President Biden met with German Chancellor Scholz at the White House as the top two donors of military aid to Ukraine discuss how to help Kyiv fight back against Russia, with US military aid stalled in Congress PUBLISHED: 2/10/2024 BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: State Department VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: sb, Reifenrath, DJ (ok) VIDEO SOURCE (S): Saine Zoom interviews, AFP, AP, Reuters PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:54 VID APPROVED BY: tt TYPE: EDITOR NOTES: )) ((INTRO: The U.S. Senate will consider an emergency aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other allies, but the fate of Ukraine aid is uncertain in the Republican-led House, with former President Donald Trump opposing it. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was at the White House Friday to discuss how to best help Ukraine. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has the story.)) ((Video: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2024%3Anewsml_WD847307022024RP1&share=true : 1. AIR ALARM BLARING OVER KYIV SKYLINE (NIGHT SHOT) 2. DEBRIS FALLING FROM SKY 3. AMBULANCE DRIVING IN STREET 4. CAR ALARMS BLARING IN CITY / EXPLOSION HEARD OVER SKYLINE 5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING SHELTER IN SUBWAY)) ((NARRATOR)) Russia continued to pound Kyiv with missile strikes this week, with falling debris from a missile cutting off electricity to parts of the Ukrainian capital. ((Video ID: 4477382: Zelenskyy presenting award to Zalunzhnyi, the two men embrace)) ((COURTESY: Ukraine’s Presidential Office Handout)) ((NAT POP ZELENSKYY)) UPSOUND (Ukrainian) "Glory to Ukraine, Glory to heroes" ((NARRATOR)) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed orders Friday to award the Golden Star, the country's highest honor, to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, [Za-LUSH-nee] the former military chief of the armed forces of Ukraine. The ceremony came a day after Zelenskyy replaced Zaluzhnyi in a shake-up aimed at reversing momentum in Ukraine’ stalled defensive war with Russia. ((Video: MRT Biden and Scholz at the White House this afternoon: https://app.frame.io/player/8c5500af-2f49-4744-97fc-80cd363a1385 Biden SOT is at 09:41)) In Washington, President Joe Biden met Friday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with support for Ukraine high on the agenda. The United States and Germany are the top two donors of military aid to Ukraine. U.S. aid has been stalled for weeks in Congress, with many Republican lawmakers opposing it. Biden had this to say about it. ((MRT White House, Biden at Scholz pool spray)) ((President Joe Biden)) “The failure of the United States Congress, if it occurs, not to support Ukraine, is close to criminal neglect. It is outrageous.” ((NARRATOR)) At the State Department Thursday, VOA asked if the U.S. could somehow continue to provide aid to Ukraine with the supplemental budget stalled in Congress. Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said this. ((Video: https://app.frame.io/player/1e7ecd0c-fd78-48a0-91ba-66b5a4c65679 TC Cindy asking question and Patel: 0:26)) ((Vedant Patel, Deputy State Department Spokesperson)) “There is no magic pot of money. There is no other alternative here when it comes to this. And that is why you have seen this administration come out strongly for the text of the supplemental funding bill that was made public over this past weekend.” ((Video: file video of Ukrainian tanks and troops on the battlefield)) ((NARRATOR)) One expert told VOA that Scholz and Biden might get creative when it comes to helping Ukraine. [[Michael Kimmage is a professor of history at the Catholic University of America. He spoke to VOA via Zoom.]] ((Video: https://app.frame.io/player/a2decfc3-d0f7-4e5d-8522-6d34618c0d4c Michael Kimmage SOT: TC: about 05:55)) ((Michael Kimmage, The Catholic University of America)) ((Zoom)) “There will be, you know, perhaps ways in which Germany and the United States can creatively think through this question: that if Germany has the money, and the United States has the munitions and the material, that there might be ways of assisting and aiding Ukraine, even without Congress approving the money. There might be other channels and other mechanisms.” ((Video: Scholz and Biden at the White House, over to Putin speaking with Carlson: AP Video ID: 4477325: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Tucker Carlson)) COURTESY: TUCKER CARLSON NETWORK ((NARRATOR)) At the White House, the German chancellor commented on former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson’s interview in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it “ridiculous.” He called Putin's account of the war's history "lies," and said the Russian leader's sole motivation for starting the war was to gain territory. (Cindy Saine, VOA News, the State Department)
- NewsML Media Topics Politics, Conflict, War and Peace
- Topic Tags Ukraine
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date February 9, 2024 20:51 EST
- Description English The U.S. Senate will consider an emergency aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other allies, but the fate of Ukraine aid is uncertain in the Republican-led House, with former President Donald Trump opposing it. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was at the White House Friday to discuss how to best help Ukraine. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has the story.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English