US Ukraine Kursk
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- US Ukraine Kursk
- August 13, 2024
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script (PLAYBOOK SLUG: US Ukraine Kursk HEADLINE: Ukraine’s surprise push into Russia sparks concerns of escalation TEASER: Washington warns Iran about supplying weapons to Moscow, amid concerns US weapons used to strike inside Russia PUBLISHED AT: 08/12/2024 at BYLINE: Anita Powell CONTRIBUTOR: Kim Lewis DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: AP, AFP, Zoom VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Mia Bush VIDEO SOURCE (S): Wires, Zoom PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: EDS: will update Ukraine fighting latest with this)) ((INTRO:)) [[Ukraine took the fight to Russia in recent days, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who confirmed on Monday his army’s move to “push the war out into the aggressor's territory” with attacks in Russia’s Kursk region. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington. ]] ((Show Russia scenes; evacuations AP-4511537 NO ACCESS RUSSIA; Russia defense ministry footage, must credit RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY, AP-4511548)) NO ACCESS RUSSIA ((NARRATION:)) ((Mandatory CG: Russian Defense Ministry)) Ukraine’s war is no longer contained. End NO ACCESS RUSSIA ((Establish VZ from AP-4511725) ((NARRATION:)) So says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirming that his troops pushed into Russia’s far-western Kursk region in recent days. His rationale: ((radio: He says it is only fair to destroy Russian terrorists where they are, where they launch their strikes from: Russian military airfields, Russian logistics. Ukraine sees how useful this can be for bringing peace closer. Russia must be forced into peace if Putin wants to continue waging war so badly." ((SOT, Ukrainian, AP-4511725)) ((Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President (male, UKR)) "It is only fair to destroy Russian terrorists where they are, where they launch their strikes from. Russian military airfields, Russian logistics. We see how useful this can be for bringing peace closer. Russia must be forced into peace if Putin wants to continue waging war so badly." ((Establish Putin, AP-4511675)) ((NARRATION:)) One hundred thousand Russian civilians fled the Ukrainian push, and Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed it spurred a rise in enlistments. ((SOT, Russian, AP-4511675)) ((Vladimir Putin, Russian President)) “It appears that the enemy is aiming to improve its negotiating positions in the future. Well, what kind of negotiations can we even talk about with people who launch indiscriminate strikes on civilians, on civilian infrastructure and try to create threats to nuclear energy facilities? What can you talk to them about?” ((attack in Kyiv, AFP-V000_36E33KD)) ((NARRATION:)) Both the White House and the State Department issued stern warnings to Moscow on Monday over its use of Iranian munitions. ((Radio: Vedant Patel is a State Department deputy spokesperson)) ((SOT, English, AFP-V045_36DK3DE)) ((Vedant Patel, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson)) [[trim for length]] "We are prepared to deliver a swift and severe response if Iran were to move forward with the transfer of ballistic missiles, which would, in our view, represent a dramatic escalation in Iran's support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Iranian officials also continue to deny providing any UAVs to Russia when evidence is plain for the world to see." ((Ukrainian war cabinet meeting, AFP-V000_36E74DB; Credit Ukrainian Presidency)) ((NARRATION:)) White House National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby had little to say when asked Monday whether Washington was concerned that Ukraine might be using U.S.-supplied weapons against Russia. ((GFX please of this over Kirby pic, AFP-000_36873XE)) “We're continuing to speak to our Ukrainian counterparts about these operations. I'll let them speak to their operations.” – NSC spokesman John Kirby ((ACT 1 Kirby here: https://app.frame.io/player/1db16ff2-5c7d-45a6-a14e-edf7b68b1f83)) ((Russian defense ministry footage in Kursk, AFP-V000_36E38Q2, credit Russian Defense Ministry)) ((NARRATION:)) Analysts say that Ukraine’s move comes as a surprise, and that it is likely a tactic to wear down Moscow. ((Radio: Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations)) ((SOT, English, Zoom, from 2:09 in https://app.frame.io/player/53d62bfc-5595-4283-82e9-6e381adaee81 – note this vid is brat-tinted; feel free to establish him and then overlay with footage from Russians putting together aid packages in AP-4511659; no access Russia)) AID PACKAGE FOOTAGE NO ACCESS RUSSIA ((Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations)) ((Zoom)) “I think the Ukrainians wanted to bring the war home to the Russians, to say to the Russian people, no, you are not immune from this war. You are going to feel it on a day-to-day basis.” ((Putin getting briefed on Kursk, AP-4511693)) ((NARRATION:)) Analysts awaiting Putin’s response say he may use Ukraine's incursion as an excuse to attack a NATO nation that borders Russia. ((Radio: Leon Aron is a senior fellow American Enterprise Institute)) ((SOT, English, Zoom, from 6:29 https://app.frame.io/player/9a64202a-50f5-4527-9860-57744894a289)) ((Leon Aron, American Enterprise Institute)) ((Zoom)) “He now has evidence that Ukrainians who are armed and – he claims trained and egged on – by the West are now attacking Russia itself. // How he's going to explain to the Russians that this happened and he has done nothing. So I'm thinking that, yes, I think it is going to be pretty dangerous few days.” ((Kursk aftermath/evacuations, AFP-V000_36E43QU)) ((NARRATION:)) Something the residents of Kursk have learned in the past few days. ((Anita Powell, VOA News, Washington))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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- Embargo Date August 12, 2024 23:02 EDT
- Byline Anita Powell
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English