Russia to deploy Sarmat ballistic missile system by year end: Putin

STORY: Russia to deploy Sarmat ballistic missile system by year end: Putin DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Putin speaking to military academy graduates 2. pic of Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov 3. pic of weapon 4. various of Kaliningrad region 5. various of Ukrainian military 6. various of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the country's first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system would enter combat duty by the end of the year. During his meeting with military academy graduates, Putin said that "We will continue to develop and strengthen our armed forces, taking into account potential military threats and risks." Meanwhile, Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday that his country has received 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000s from Germany. Reznikov wrote on Facebook that "German Panzerhaubitze 2000s with trained Ukrainian crews have

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia says NATO tries to prolong fighting in Ukraine

STORY: Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia says NATO tries to prolong fighting in Ukraine DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Moscow/Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondentvarious of street view in Russiavarious of fighting in Ukrainevarious of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile launch 5. various of markets in Greece 6. SOUNDBITE (Greek): GEORGE LECHOURITIS, President of General Consumers' Federation of Greece STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent "Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries are doing everything to prolong the armed conflict in Ukraine. NATO countries are increasing the supplies of military equipment, weapons and ammunition to Ukraine and pushing Kiev to continue 'aggression' against Donbass, Zakharova said at her weekly briefing. These deeds go against NATO countries' words that hostilities in Ukra