(12 Oct 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brussels - 12 October 2022
1. German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht arriving at NATO
2. Cutaway to cameras
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Christine Lambrecht, German Defence Minister:
"The state-of-the-art air defence system IRIS-T was delivered to Ukraine from Germany and arrived there. It's very important support for Ukraine in the fight against rocket fire, against this terror being used against the population. This is something they are currently experiencing, and I myself am, during my visit to Odessa during talks with colleague (Urkaine Defence Minister Oleksiy) Reznikov, twice rocket alarms happened and I realize what it is like, to quickly run into the bunker, drop everything. And people experience this day after day, night after night. And that's why it's so important that Ukraine can now defend itself against these attacks with this air defence system. It is a system and next year, three more such air defence systems will follow."
4. Mid of camera
5. Tracking of Lambrecht walking into meeting
STORYLINE:
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht announced the successful delivery of a new air defence system to Ukraine on Wednesday at the NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels.
"It's very important support for Ukraine in the fight against rocket fire, against this terror being used against the population," Lambrecht said.
In expressing sympathy with the Ukrainian people, Lambrecht detailed her personal effort "to quickly run into the bunker" and "drop everything", during her visit to Odessa.
The alliance's member countries face the twin challenges of struggling to make and supply weapons to Ukraine while protecting vital European infrastructure like pipelines or cables that Russia might want to sabotage in retaliation.
In the almost eight months since President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine, the 30-nation military alliance has been treading a fine line, as an organization, providing only non-lethal support and defending its own territory to avoid being dragged into a wider war with a nuclear-armed Russia.
Individual allies though continue to pour in weapons and ammunition, including armored vehicles and air defence or anti-tank systems. They’re also training Ukrainian troops, building on the lessons NATO has taught Ukraine’s military instructors since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
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