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Transcript/ScriptUS-Russia-Ukraine Wednesday (TV)
HEADLINE: US to Russia: No Change on NATO and Ukraine
TEASER: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the ball is in Russia’s court now to decide on invading Ukraine, and again calls on Americans living in Ukraine to consider leaving.
PUBLISHED AT: Wednesday, 01/26/2022
BYLINE: Cindy Saine
CONTRIBUTOR: Rafael Saakov
DATELINE: Washington
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PRODUCER: Kimberlyn Weeks
SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, Jepsen
VIDEO SOURCE (S): Skype video interview, AFP, AP, Reuters
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[[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the ball is now in Russia’s court after the U.S. hand delivered its written response to Moscow’s stated security concerns over NATO and Ukraine. As VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports, Blinken made clear there will be no change to NATO’s open-door policy to new members, as Russia had demanded.]]
((Video: AP Video ID: 4363103: Russian rifle division sets off for drills near Ukraine border))
((NARRATOR))
As Russia deploys more troops and hardware to Belarus and to its own border with Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the U.S. has delivered its written response to Moscow, as promised.
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((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State))
“All told, it sets out a serious diplomatic path forward should Russia choose it. The document we've delivered includes concerns of the United States and our allies and partners about Russia's actions that undermine security, a principled and pragmatic evaluation of the concerns that Russia has raised, and our own proposal for areas where we may be able to find common ground."
((Video: AP Video ID: 4363149 “US State Blinken Russia 2” Jan. 26th -Blinken B-roll and part of Soundbite 4))
((NARRATOR))
Blinken was asked if there were any concessions to Russia in the document on NATO’s open-door policy to potential new members, such as Ukraine.
((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State))
“First of all, there is there is no change. There will be no change.”
((Video: Biden on Jan 25th taking a question about Putin in a DC store))
((NARRATOR))
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden indicated he would be open to sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin personally if he invades Ukraine. On Wednesday, Blinken elaborated.
((Video: AP Video ID: 4363149 “US State Blinken Russia 2” Jan. 26th - Soundbite 6))
((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State))
“The steps that we will take together, swiftly will go directly to things that President Putin cares deeply about, including Russia's ability to engage economically and financially, including its ability to develop technology for the sectors that he cares most about, like defense, like high tech and as the president said, everything is on the table, and I'll leave it at that."
((VIDEO: MOSCOW RED SQUARE, KREMLIN. PUTIN))
((NARRATOR))
The Kremlin said Wednesday that imposing personal sanctions on Putin would have no effect and would be counterproductive in efforts to lower tensions over Ukraine.
((what video here? Russian banks in Moscow? - Kim Weeks looking for this))
But some analysts disagree. They say cutting Moscow off from SWIFT, a high security network that connects thousands of financial institutions around the world, may be the response Moscow fears the most.
((Picture of Browder? / Video of Browder? - Kim Weeks looking for this))
Bill Browder is the founder of the Global Magnitsky Campaign.
((Video: Bill Browder in Frame, TC: 00:01:57))
((Bill Browder, Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign))
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“If Russia is cut off from SWIFT as the Americans did with Iran, it would put Russia back into the dark ages economically. And that's a real possibility and it's something which is being discussed in Washington. And then beyond that, it would be totally reasonable to freeze the assets of Putin's oligarchs, the ones who are holding his money for him, freezing all over the world.”
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((NARRATOR))
With Russia announcing new military drills Wednesday in the Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a senior U.S. security official said a Russian invasion would trigger sanctions that would include export restrictions of high-tech U.S. equipment in the artificial intelligence, quantum computing and aerospace sectors.
((Cindy Saine, VOA News, Washington))
NewsML Media TopicsPolitics
Topic TagsUKRAINE
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateJanuary 26, 2022 21:44 EST
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
