(20 Mar 2025)
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Kyiv, Ukraine – 20 March 2025
1. Wide of destroyed Russian armors on display in front of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery
2. Wide of people sitting on destroyed Russian army equipment
3. Tilt up from Ukrainian flags to Russian armor
4. Wide of Kyiv resident Natalia Volkotrub walking in front of armor
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Natalia Volkotrub, medic, Kyiv resident:
"I don’t know what to believe in anymore. In 1991 we gave up our arms and were promised peace and protection. But as of today, all promises were broken. That’s why don’t know what to believe in anymore.”
6. Wide of people
7. Wide of monument
8. Pan from people to destroyed Russian armor on display
9. Mid of Russian tank
10. Pull focus from ribbon to Ukrainian flag on armor
11. Mid of woman taking pictures
12. Pull focus from tank cannon to monument
13. Wide of people walking around display of destroyed Russian armor
14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Zakusylo, pensioner, Kyiv resident:
"The big talks won’t lead to anything. I personally think that Trump only plays for his audience, because there are no specifics on anything. He lies a lot, not an honest man. Although deep inside he might want to solve the problem, but it seems like there are people in his circle who tell him to slow down. But people here (in Ukraine) want this thing to be over fast.”
15. Pan of a memorial wall with pictures of fallen Ukrainian soldiers
16. Various of memorial
17. Wide of flowers
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Zakusylo, pensioner, Kyiv resident:
"Even if there had been a 30-day long ceasefire, this would not lead to anything, because the Russians would break it. They say the Ukrainians would use this time to regroup, and of course, we would, we have to prepare ourselves as we have such a neighbor.”
19. Pull focus from Ukrainian flag to pictures of fallen soldiers
20. Wide of pictures
21. Wide of women walking in front of the memorial wall
22. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Olena Morozova, accountant, Kyiv resident:
"I hope that the current negotiations will bring peace and Putin will agree with the terms. Because this is the time for the world to understand that nobody can invade another country and occupy territories. Just because they are stronger and have nuclear weapons. This is unacceptable in the modern world.”
23. Various of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery; UPSOUND church bells ringing
STORYLINE:
Ukrainians in Kyiv expressed their opinions on the talks aiming to reach a ceasefire, which could be the first step to end Russia’s three-year war against their country.
Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the countries’ leaders this week, though it remains to be seen when it might take effect and what possible targets would be off limits to attack.
"I don’t know what to believe in anymore," said Natalia Volkotrub, who moved from Russia to Ukraine just before the break of the Soviet Union. "In 1991 we gave up our arms and were promised peace and protection, but as of today, all promises were broken."
The tentative deal to partially rein in the grinding war came after Russian President Vladimir Putin rebuffed Trump’s push for a full 30-day ceasefire.
The difficulty in getting the combatants to agree not to target one another’s energy infrastructure highlights the challenges Trump will face in trying to fulfil his campaign pledge to quickly end the war.
But Olena Morozova, who works as an accountant in Kyiv, was more positive.
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