(3 Oct 2024)
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Kyiv, Ukraine – 3 October 2024
1. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shaking hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary-General:
"This is my first time here as NATO’s secretary-general. And it’s also important to me that I come to Ukraine at the start of my mandate to make crystal clear to you, to the people of Ukraine and to everyone watching that NATO stands with Ukraine. As the new NATO secretary-general it is my priority and it’s my privilege to take this support forward."
3. Rutte speaking during news conference
4. Zelenskyy listening to Rutte
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary-General:
"First of all, Ukraine obviously has the right to defend itself. And international law here is on the side of Ukraine, meaning that this right does not end at the border. And Russia is pursuing this illegal war. And that means that targeting Russian fighter jets and missiles before they can be used against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure can help save lives. The only country here that has crossed a red line is not Ukraine – it is Russia, by starting this war."
6. Close of camera screen
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:
"As for the Middle East, I cannot say that this or that tragedy or war is distracting (attention from Ukraine). This is not very fair in relation to the threat on other continents, in other parts of the world. This is a great grief, this attack (an attack by Iran on Israel) is just a tragedy. And the fact that the rockets were destroyed and there are no mass murders, thank God. Thank God that this happened (rockets were destroyed), Thank God that there are allies who will protect the people of Israel."
8. Close of camera operator
9. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:
"We definitely want Ukraine not to be forgotten. But the best option to not forget about Ukraine is to respond with weapons, to give the appropriate permission, it seems to me. And to help shoot down the enemy drones, by the way, the same Iranian missiles or drones, shoot them down in the same way as they shoot them down in the sky of Israel."
10. Close of photographer
11. Rutte shaking hands with Zelenskyy
STORYLINE:
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging the alliance’s continued support for Kyiv in its war with Russia.
Rutte met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv as air raid sirens twice went off in the Ukrainian capital.
The new head of NATO vowed when he took office on Tuesday to help shore up Western support for Ukraine, which has been fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion since February 2022 and has for most of this year been on the defensive due to a relentless Russian army push in the country’s eastern regions.
Rutte expressed confidence that he can work with whomever is elected president of the United States, the alliance’s most powerful member, in November.
That could be a key moment for Ukraine’s effort to ensure continuing Western support.
Zelenskyy said he discussed with Rutte elements of Ukraine’s so-called victory plan, ahead of a NATO meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week.
The gathering draws together defense leaders from the 50-plus partner nations who regularly meet to coordinate weapons aid for the war.
The two also discussed the battlefield situation and the specific needs of Ukrainian military units.
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