US-Russia-Ukraine {Feb 22} --USAGM
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- US-Russia-Ukraine {Feb 22} --USAGM
- February 22, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script US-Russia-Ukraine Feb 22 HEADLINE: Biden Sanctions Russia After ‘Beginning of Invasion’ of Ukraine TEASER: President Joe Biden has condemned Russian President Putin’s latest moves in eastern Ukraine and announced sanctions on two major Russian banks, oligarchs and other measures PUBLISHED AT: 02/22/2022 at 841p BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Holly Franko, Mia Bush, DJ VIDEO SOURCE (S): PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:51 VID APPROVED BY: Jepsen TYPE: EDITOR NOTES: Please note mandatory Skype video courtesy for the Michael Kimmage soundbite )) ((Intro )) [[ U.S. President Joe Biden cut off Russia from Western financing and placed sanctions on large Russian banks in response to what he called the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in violation of international law. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has more.]] ((Video: Night-time streets in eastern Ukraine: AP Video ID 436711 “Ukraine recognition reaction - or other Ukraine B-roll of Russian tanks rolling in etc, over to 14;22;23;25 MRT BIDEN entrance BROLL in Frame)) ((NARRATOR)) As Ukrainians braced for further Russian military action against them, President Joe Biden addressed the crisis and condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin. ((Video: Biden SOT 1: 14;24;37;15 MRT BIDEN im announcing the first tranche of sanctions)) ((President Joe Biden)) "This was the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he (Putin) indicated and asked permission to be able to do from his Duma.” ((Video: More Biden MRT B-roll)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden announced a first round of sanctions targeting two Russian banks and several oligarchs, as well as other measures. ((President Joe Biden)) "We're implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russian sovereign debt. That means we've cut off Russia's government from Western financing. It can no longer raise money from the West and cannot trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets either.” ((Video: MRT Biden walks off, over to B-roll of the German chancellor and the Nordstream 2 pipeline: B-roll of the NordStream 2 pipeline: AFP V000_9LG4TH SLUG RAW - STOCKSHOTS - GERMANY - RUSSIA - ECONOMY - ENERGY - GAS - NORD STREAM 2 Creation date 8/22/2021 City/Country GERMANY: 9. Mid shot installation of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, workers inside the vessel 10. Mid shot installation of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, workers inside the vessel 11. Wide shot Pipelaying 12. Wide shot Pipelaying, over to Video: B-roll of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: AFP V000_323N9JA SLUG RAW - GERMANY - UKRAINE - RUSSIA - DIPLOMACY - SANCTIONS - SCHOLZ Creation date 2/22/2022)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden stressed how united NATO allies are against Russia’s aggression. He said the U.S. is working very closely with German leaders to make sure that the Nord Stream 2 oil pipeline from Russia to Germany will not move forward, echoing an earlier announcement from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. ((Video: MRT Blinken standing with Ukraine’s FM Kuleba, Blinken SOT)) After meeting with Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, in Washington, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters a potential meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week will not happen. ((Antony Blinken, Secretary of State) “Now that we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time.” ((Video: AFP V045_323P7CN SLUG 1ST - IMAGES - FRANCE - EU - RUSSIA - UKRAINE - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY Creation date 2/22/2022. - Borrell set up shot and SOT)) ((NARRATOR)) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell also announced new sanctions on Russia, saying they will hurt Moscow a lot. ((Josep Borrell, EU Foreign Policy Chief)) “Today, we have agreed that the 351 members of the Russian State Duma, who voted this violation of international law and territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, will be listed in our sanctions list." ((Video: AFP V000_323N8K2 SLUG RAW - RUSSIA - UKRAINE - DIPLOMACY - DUMA - PUTIN - VOTE Creation date 2/22/2022 City/Country MOSCOW, RUSSIA: 1. Wide shot Russian MPs voting for the treaty)) ((Over to Michael Kimmage SOT: in Frame, VOA Video Share, https://app.frame.io/player/994caa9f-89b6-4f23-bfd0-ade62893830c TC: 00:02:01 - 00:02:05)) ((NARRATOR)) With Russia’s parliament authorizing broader Russian military operations abroad, experts tell VOA there is no question this is a critical moment and Putin has announced his plans to destroy the status quo in Ukraine. ((Radio intro: Michael Kimmage is with the German Marshall Fund.)) ((Michael Kimmage, German Marshall Fund)) ((Mandatory Skype Logo)) “And that Putin is willing to pay for the destruction of that status quo a very high price, whether that's in terms of sanctions, perhaps bloodshed, the kinds of price that come with military action.” ((Video: AP Video ID: 4365210 “Germany US Deployment 2”: U.S. army vehicles waiting in line 2. Various of U.S. army vehicles 3. Helicopter flying)) ((NARRATOR)) The U.S. also announced they are sending additional forces to bolster NATO’s eastern flank. ((Cindy Saine, VOA News)
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date February 22, 2022 18:52 EST
- Byline Cindy Saine
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English