(15 Apr 2025)
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Odesa, Ukraine – 15 April 2025
1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walking up stairs
2. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:
++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 1++
"Ukraine is a sovereign state and all territories belong to the state of Ukraine. And only the people of Ukraine can speak about the territories of our country. You know, for us, these are red lines – to recognize any temporarily occupied territories not as Ukrainian, but as Russian. These representatives (referring to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff) discuss issues outside their competence."
3. Close of bell on wall
4. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:
++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 3++
"The talks were held, they were positive. This was a technical team meeting, and meetings at this level in different formats, both offline and online, will continue throughout this week."
5. Wide of NATO and Ukrainian flags
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General:
++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 5++
"There are initiatives ongoing. And I think that you are particularly now referring to what the French and Brits are working on through the Coalition of the Willing, and we are also very much are part of those talks and trying to advice whenever we can these discussions in the right direction."
7. Rutte and Zelenskyy shaking hands and leaving
STORYLINE:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday positively evaluated the course of negotiations with the U.S. on a minerals deal.
During a news conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odesa, Zelenskyy said that once talks and consultations are done, he will share more details.
Zelenskyy also criticized U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s statement that the peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could include resolving the "so-called five territories".
He stressed that for Ukraine any similar discussion are "red lines", rejecting any attempt "to recognize any temporarily occupied territories not as Ukrainian, but as Russian."
Mark Rutte, who arrived on an official visit to Odesa on Tuesday, expressed NATO’s support for Ukraine during the news conference.
Referring to the initiative by France and Britain to discuss the military contingent in Ukraine, Rutte said NATO is "very much part of those talks and trying to advice whenever we can these discussions in the right direction".
AP video by Victor Sajenko
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