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(12 Oct 2022)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brussels -12 October 2022
1. Wide view of NATO entrance hall
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anita Anand, Minister of Defence of Canada:
"Good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of the Government of Canada, today I would like to announce an additional approximately $50 million worth of military aid for Ukraine. This will consist of approximately $15 million worth of aid for winter equipment purchases. Hats, gloves, boots, parkas. The items that Ukrainian soldiers need on the front lines will be purchased by the Government of Canada, primarily from Canadian suppliers. Secondly, an additional $15 million for the purchase of cameras for drones. We have already supplied Ukraine with over 50 cameras for drones made by Canadian supplier. And we will continue to supply such cameras for drones. Thirdly, in the area of communications services and satellite services, we will supply Ukraine with another $2 million for satellite services and in partnership with Telesat. This will enable Ukraine to continue to communicate effectively with European and North American partners."
3. Close up of flags
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antti Kaikkonen, Minister of Defence of Finland:
"Good morning. So historic moment. Finland is participating first time as an invited to this ministerial meeting of defence ministers of NATO. And of course looking forward to become a full member of NATO soon. This process has progressed quite well so far. We have 28 out of 30 ratifications. Thank you for all the support we have got already. And of course, we hope that the missing two, we get those ratifications as soon as possible. The sooner the better."
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kajsa Ollongren, Dutch Minister of Defence:
"I think we always have to take it very seriously and at the same time to mark that this nuclear rhetoric is unacceptable, it's dangerous, and we have to stay very calm in our response to it."
6. Close up of flags
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kajsa Ollongren, Dutch Minister of Defence:
"Well, we are all aware that air defence is extremely important for Ukraine, especially when you see these attacks on Kyiv and other cities on civilian infrastructure with civilian casualties. We condemn this in the strongest terms. So we feel it's important to continue our support. And that means also support in the air defence."
8. Wide of flags
STORYLINE:
NATO defence ministers met on Wednesday as the alliance's member countries face the twin challenges of struggling to make and supply weapons to Ukraine while protecting vital European infrastructure such as pipelines or cables, which Russia might want to sabotage in retaliation.
In the almost eight months since Russian 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 defense 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.But as the Russian missile strikes across Ukraine this week demonstrated, this is not enough.
NATO defence ministers were taking stock Wednesday of the supply effort so far and to debate ways to encourage the defence industry to ramp up production in short order.
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