Year-end review: Russia-Ukraine conflict lingers, public hopes for peace

STORY: Year-end review: Russia-Ukraine conflict lingers, public hopes for peace SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023/file DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. various of Moscow 3. various of Kiev 4. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "The year 2023 has proven to be another turbulent one for the Eurasian region. The Ukrainian crisis remains intractable. The geopolitical game between Russia and the West is intensifying. The political and security landscape of the region is being restructured. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his annual press conference that Russia is forced to take other measures including military ones as Ukraine does not wish to hold negotiations on its demilitarization. He further noted that when Russia realizes its target of the special military operation, then peace will come. According to Ukr

Russia says closer to agreement as Ukraine claims unchanged position

STORY: Russia says closer to agreement as Ukraine claims unchanged position DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in Moscow 2 various of Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky 3 various of the second round of peace talks 4 various of Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak's tweet 5 various of the talks between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov 6 various of Ukrainians STORYLINE: Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, also the head of the Russian delegation in several rounds of talks with Ukraine, said Friday that the two sides have moved closer to agreement on the key issue of Ukraine dropping attempts to join NATO and adopting a neutral status. According to Russian media reports, he said that the two sides are now "halfway" on issues regarding the demilitarization of Ukraine, though their positions on the management of Donbass still differ. Ukrainian Presidential Adv